orchid
Example Sentences
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A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of dedicated conservationists.
From BBC
The intense humidity wilted the $20 breakfast receipt in my pocket, but the orchids and plumeria around me were thriving.
We counted more than 100 bee orchids — which to a bee lover like me, was the climax of years of work.
From BBC
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
“I didn’t know that orchids grew in Florida or that they grew in the wild at all,” she confesses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
