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orchidaceous
or-kuh-DAY-shuhs
adjective
orchid like; relating to orchids
1859Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural SelectionNearly all our orchidaceous plants absolutely require the visits of insects to remove their pollen-masses and thus to fertilise them. 2001Paul TherouxHotel HonoluluIt was one of those brilliant orchidaceous days on the North Shore of Oahu, under the towering palms.

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