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purple orchis vs orchis

orchis vs purple orchis

purple orchis and orchis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
purple orchis Yes No No No
orchis Yes No No No
As nouns, orchis is a hypernym of purple orchis; that is, orchis is a word with a broader meaning than purple orchis:
  • purple orchis: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
  • orchis: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
purple orchis (noun) orchis (noun)
North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
Difference between purple orchis and orchis

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