Orchidales

plural noun

Or·​chi·​da·​les

: an order of monocotyledonous plants with irregular flowers, an inferior compound ovary, and minute seeds that lack endosperm see burmanniaceae, orchidaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Orchid-, Orchis + -ales

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