orchid
Vanilla plant family
An orchid is a flowering plant of a vast family known for elaborate, often showy blooms.
Orchids range from tropical epiphytes to temperate wildflowers, prized by collectors and hobbyists for their beauty and difficulty to cultivate: She tends her orchids obsessively.
A pale purple-pink color is also called orchid.
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- sepalsOuter whorl protecting buds
inflorescence · pollination · nectar · pollinator · epiphyte · aerial roots · column · raceme
Refined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- rareSeldom found or seen
beauty · sophistication · prestige · sensuality · desire · virility · fertility · perfection
One-cotyledon flowering plant
- epiphyteNon-parasitic botanical hitchhiker
- terrestrialRelating to land
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · hybrid · cultivar · endemic · tropical · temperate · biodiversity · taxonomy
Climate-controlled plant enclosure
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- repottingMoving plant to larger container
- potting mixSoilless blend for containers
- barkSharp canine vocalization
sphagnum · humidity · misting · fertilizing · keiki · division · meristem · tissue culture
Recreational pursuer of interests
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- orchidistOne who grows exotic flowers
- showMake something apparent
- exhibitionPublic display of items
prize · specimen · nursery · vendor · import · CITES · conservation · poaching
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
sepals · inflorescence · pollination · nectar · pollinator · epiphyte · aerial roots · column · raceme · spike
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
rare · beauty · sophistication · prestige · sensuality · desire · virility · fertility · perfection · royalty
monocot
One-cotyledon flowering plant
- epiphyteNon-parasitic botanical hitchhiker
- terrestrialRelating to land
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
genus · species · hybrid · cultivar · endemic · tropical · temperate · biodiversity · taxonomy · coevolution
greenhouse
Climate-controlled plant enclosure
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- repottingMoving plant to larger container
- potting mixSoilless blend for containers
bark · sphagnum · humidity · misting · fertilizing · keiki · division · meristem · tissue culture · terrarium
hobbyist
Recreational pursuer of interests
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- orchidistOne who grows exotic flowers
- showMake something apparent
exhibition · prize · specimen · nursery · vendor · import · CITES · conservation · poaching · habitat loss
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- rainforeststropical rainforest, canopy layer, forest floor, emergent layer, understory
- Delicate Thingsbutterfly wing, spider web, bubble, soap bubble, eggshell
- flowering houseplantsAfrican violet, peace lily, begonia, anthurium, cyclamen
- houseplantshouseplants, houseplant, ferns, potted plants, indoor plants
orchiddandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
weed · wildflower · grass · clover · daisy
- black orchidDeep-pigmented exotic bloom
- wild orchidUncultivated flowering plant species
- moth orchidWinged-petal houseplant bloom
- orchid showExhibition of exotic flowers
- tropical orchidsWarm-region flowering plants
- ghost orchidRare leafless epiphytic flower