orchids

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On the banks by the lake the orchids are out, many, many pale bee-orchids standing clear from the short grass over the lake.

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  1. noun A member of the orchid family.
  2. noun The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament.
  3. noun A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple.

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  • 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
 

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