Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors;
[syn: orchid, orchidaceous plant]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orchid \Or"chid\, n. [See Orchis.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orchid
n 1: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having
flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors [syn:
orchid, orchidaceous plant]