Definitions for orchidaceous

orchidaceous or·chi·da·ceous

Spelling: [awr-ki-dey-shuh s]
IPA: /ˌɔr kɪˈdeɪ ʃəs/

Orchidaceous is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1224 anagrams from letters in orchidaceous (accdehioorsu).

Definitions for orchidaceous

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.

Origin of orchidaceous

1830-40; New Latin Orchidace(ae) (see orchid, -aceae) + -ous

Examples for orchidaceous

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.

The tree trunks and branches were rich in symbiotic life, with ferns, lianas, and orchidaceous plants of many species.

Monsieur St. Leger, nettled, sent some dried flowers for a testimony; but the mind of the orchidaceous public was made up.

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

Word Value for orchidaceous
Scrable

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Words with friends

22

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