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orchidaceous

/awr-ki-dey-shuhs/US // ˌɔr kɪˈdeɪ ʃəs //UK // (ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs) //

兰花状的,兰花色的,兰花型的,兰花型

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.

Examples

  • The simple old type of manhood is lost long since in endless orchidaceous variation.

  • What startling disclosures are revealed to the inward eye within the hearts of all these strange orchidaceous flowers!

  • Here and there the bright flowers of some orchidaceous plant ornamented their summits, or hung down from their boughs.

  • Many of our orchidaceous plants absolutely require the visits of moths to remove their pollen-masses and thus to fertilise them.

  • The dark, damp wilderness is favorable to some of these orchidaceous plants, though they are too delicate for cultivation.