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showy orchis vs orchis

orchis vs showy orchis

showy orchis and orchis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
showy orchis Yes No No No
orchis Yes No No No
As nouns, orchis is a hypernym of showy orchis; that is, orchis is a word with a broader meaning than showy orchis:
  • showy 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
showy 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 showy orchis and orchis

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