orchidaceous

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orchidaceous

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From Orchidaceae; equivalent to orchid + -aceous.

adjective more orchidaceous · most orchidaceous

Of or pertaining to orchids. In keeping with the orchidaceous theme of the wedding, the decorator draped the walls with lavenders and pinks.
Similar: orchidean, orchideous
Exotic in a rare, mysterious, alluring, or sensual way. These stories were variously received. […] J. D. found them “charged with Corvonian idiosyncrasy, a jumble-jargon composed of modern slang, old English, Latin, Italian and Greek,” adding: “The Corvo vocabulary is orchidaceous.”

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adj pertaining to orchids

Português	orquidáceo

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@misc{orchidaceous_2026,
  title = {orchidaceous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orchidaceous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}