Orchis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹkaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːkaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːkaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹkaɪz/.

Examples

she kicked him in the balls and got away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ball ballock egg testis bollock nut testicle

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
noun	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens “she kicked him in the balls and got away”

Word Forms

testicular

adjective

of or involving the testes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Orchideen

Eine von verschiedenen sommergrünen Landorchideen mit fleischigen Knollen und Blüten in aufrechten, endständigen Rispen

🇪🇸Spanish

orquídea

cualquiera de las diversas orquídeas terrestres de hoja caduca que tienen tubérculos carnosos y flores en racimos terminales erectos

🇮🇹Italian

orchidea

una qualsiasi delle varie orchidee terrestri decidue aventi tuberi carnosi e fiori in racemi terminali eretti

🇳🇱Dutch

orchidee

een van de verschillende bladverliezende terrestrische orchideeën met vlezige knollen en bloemen in rechtopstaande eindstandige trossen

🇵🇹Portuguese

orquídea

qualquer uma das várias orquídeas terrestres decíduas com tubérculos carnudos e flores em racemos terminais eretos

🇷🇺Russian

орхидея

любая из различных листопадных наземных орхидей с мясистыми клубнями и цветками в прямостоячих верхушечных кистях.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऑर्किस

विभिन्न पर्णपाती स्थलीय ऑर्किड में से कोई भी जिसमें मांसल कंद और खड़े टर्मिनल रेसमेम्स में फूल होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্চিস

বিভিন্ন পর্ণমোচী স্থলজ অর্কিডের যে কোনো একটি মাংসল কন্দ এবং ফুল খাড়া টার্মিনাল রেসেমে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆர்க்கிஸ்

சதைப்பற்றுள்ள கிழங்குகள் மற்றும் மலர்களைக் கொண்ட பல்வேறு இலையுதிர் நிலப்பரப்பு ஆர்க்கிட்கள் நிமிர்ந்த முனைய ரேஸ்ம்களில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్కిస్

నిటారుగా ఉండే టెర్మినల్ రేసెమ్‌లలో కండకలిగిన దుంపలు మరియు పువ్వులు కలిగిన వివిధ ఆకురాల్చే భూగోళ ఆర్కిడ్‌లలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑर्किस

विविध पर्णपाती स्थलीय ऑर्किडपैकी कोणतेही मांसल कंद आणि फुले ताठ टर्मिनल रेसममध्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓર્કિસ

વિવિધ પાનખર પાર્થિવ ઓર્કિડમાં માંસલ કંદ અને ફૂલો ટર્મિનલ રેસમાં હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಕಿಸ್

ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ ಟರ್ಮಿನಲ್ ರೇಸೆಮ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಳಿರುವ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹೂವುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿವಿಧ ಪತನಶೀಲ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಆರ್ಕಿಡ್‌ಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർക്കിസ്

കുത്തനെയുള്ള ടെർമിനൽ റസീമുകളിൽ മാംസളമായ കിഴങ്ങുകളും പൂക്കളുമുള്ള വിവിധ ഇലപൊഴിയും ഭൗമ ഓർക്കിഡുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兰花

任何一种落叶陆生兰花，具有肉质块茎和直立顶生总状花序的花朵

🇯🇵Japanese

蘭

多肉質の塊茎と直立した総状花序に花を持つ、さまざまな落葉陸生ランの総称

🇰🇷Korean

난초

다육질의 괴경과 직립한 말단 총상꽃차례에 꽃이 있는 다양한 낙엽성 육상 난초 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoa lan

bất kỳ loài lan trên cạn rụng lá nào có củ và hoa nhiều thịt trong các nhánh mọc thẳng đứng

🇹🇭Thai

กล้วยไม้

กล้วยไม้ดินผลัดใบหลายชนิดที่มีหัวและดอกเนื้ออยู่ในช่อดอกตั้งตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggrek

salah satu dari berbagai anggrek terestrial gugur yang memiliki umbi dan bunga berdaging dalam bentuk terminal tegak

🇵🇭Filipino

mga orchis

alinman sa iba't ibang deciduous terrestrial orchid na may mataba na tubers at bulaklak sa mga erect terminal racemes

🇲🇾Malay

orkis

mana-mana pelbagai orkid daratan daun yang mempunyai ubi berisi dan bunga dalam racemes terminal tegak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأوركيس

أي من بساتين الفاكهة الأرضية المتساقطة المختلفة التي تحتوي على درنات وأزهار لحمية في أجناس نهائية منتصبة

🇮🇷Persian

ارکیده

هر یک از ارکیده های خشکی برگریز مختلف که غده ها و گل های گوشتی در نژادهای انتهایی راست دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

orkide

dik terminal salkımlarında etli yumrulara ve çiçeklere sahip çeşitli yaprak döken karasal orkidelerden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אורכיס

כל אחד מסחלבים יבשתיים נשירים שונים בעלי פקעות ופרחים בשרניים בגזעים סופניים זקופים

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