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orchid

[awr-kid] / ˈɔr kɪd /




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Some may be tiny, like the orchid babies nursing on wood-eating fungi; others may be gargantuan, like the Posidonia australis.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of dedicated conservationists.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2025

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

If I couldn’t bring her to the orchids, I would bring an orchid to her.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

The site was home to scarce plants including pyramidal and bee orchids, and a rare colony of marbled white butterflies that had relied on common knapweed and red fescue.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The stench is important for pollination, said Brandon Tam, the Huntington’s associate curator of orchids.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 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

He, fellow staff and scores of volunteers were shuffling between tasks like firing up stoves and spreading protective covers on a collection of smaller plants, like orchids.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Only now they weren’t chemical explosions; they were studies of plants, mostly orchids and a flower called Vrosera.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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