Mesorchium :: Mesorchium (n.) The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.

Orchid :: Orchid (n.) Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous.

Orchidaceous :: Orchidaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred spec

Orchidean :: Orchidean (a.) Orchidaceous.

Orchideous :: Orchideous (a.) Same as Orchidaceous.

Orchidologist :: Orchidologist (n.) One versed in orchidology.

Orchidology :: Orchidology (n.) The branch of botany which treats of orchids.

Orchil :: Orchil (n.) See Archil.

Orchilla Weed :: Orchilla weed () The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.

Orchis :: Orchis (n.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous..

Orchis :: Orchis (n.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.

Orchises :: Orchises (pl. ) of Orchi.

Orchitis :: Orchitis (n.) Inflammation of the testicles.

Parorchis :: Parorchis (n.) The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body..

Scorching :: Scorching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scorc.

Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.

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