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orchid

[awr-kid] / ˈɔr kɪd /




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Since a store-bought orchid can take around two years to grow, Chen said he’s wracked by tariff uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Which is why, in the race to develop new orchid types, the laboratory is at least as important as the greenhouse.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

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

After school, Lil and I walked over to the Ballard Paper Mill to bring Mr. Ballard a note from my mother about the orchid and to maybe throw a few horseshoes.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Marsh harriers, bearded tits, flocks of waders and overwintering ducks and geese are a regular sight for visitors, along with otters, water voles, fen raft spiders, orchids and rare sharp-leaved pondweed.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

As the meadow developed, thousands of orchids became established naturally.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

My late father-in-law loved orchids, and in his decadeslong passion he built and maintained two large greenhouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Theresa unwrapped a stem of lavender moth orchids.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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