orchid

Example Sentences

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I love every orchid equally,’ and he does,” his daughter said in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

The Kobe University finding not only closes a gap in our understanding of wild orchid ecology but also uncovers an important carbon flux in the ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025

The board-certified internist asserted her authority by wielding data, what she called “brute force” and the soft persuasion of an occasional gift of an orchid, picked from her garden in suburban Maryland.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

I don’t think I need to tell you what my mother did when she saw that orchid.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt