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Orchid

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a flowering plant known for its complex, often colorful blooms
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orkhis
Greek · ancient
"a testicle"
literally a testicle, from the shape of the plant's paired root tubers
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orchid
English · 1845
"a distinctive flowering plant with complex blooms"
coined by botanists for the distinctive flowering plant family
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