orchis

[awr-kis] /ˈɔr kɪs/

noun

any orchid.

any of various terrestrial orchids, especially of the genus Orchis, of temperate regions, having spikelike flowers.

Origin

1555-65; < Latin < Greek órchis testicle, plant with roots like testicles

Examples from the web for orchis

Rare species include small round-leaved orchis, sparse-flowered sedge, and northern bog sedge.

British Dictionary definitions for orchis

/ˈɔːkɪs/

noun

any terrestrial orchid of the N temperate genus Orchis, having fleshy tubers and spikes of typically pink flowers

any of various temperate or tropical orchids of the genus Habenaria, such as the fringed orchis

Word Origin

C16: via Latin from Greek orkhis testicle; so called from the shape of its roots

orchis in Medicine

orchis or·chis (ôr'kĭs)
n.
See testis.