American Heritage Dictionary
(3)
Century Dictionary
(6)
GNU Webster's 1913
(1)
WordNet
(1)
Elsewhere on the web
Outside are a greenhouse with hundreds of orchids, a Russian dacha and an Adirondack camp building.— NYT > Travel
The Fakahatchee's central slough, where the orchids were found, is not an easy place to get to in the first place.— ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
Nevertheless, the little extra attention required by hanging orchids is amply rewarded by their pleasing appearance, and, undoubtedly, their better growth, with resulting improvement in flowering.— Article Source
(ARA) - From corsages pinned to prom dresses to exotic specimens in greenhouses, orchids are the most glamorous flowering plants in the world, but few know just how easy orchids are to grow and how affordable they've become.
Here we saw countless orchids, myriad butterflies, and an iridescent hummingbird slurping nectar from a flower right by the path.— Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.
Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year
Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed
You can expect to see this word about twice a month.