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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 species occur in
the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.

&fist; Over three hundred genera are recognized.

Or*chid"e*an (?), a. (Bot.)
Orchidaceous.

Or*chid"e*ous (?), a. (Bot.)
Same as Orchidaceous.

Or`chid*ol"o*gist (?), n. One
versed in orchidology.

Or`chid*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; the
orchis + -logy.] The branch of botany which treats of
orchids.

Or"chil (?), n. See
Archil.

Or*chil"la weed` (?). (Bot.) The lichen from
which archil is obtained. See Archil.

Or"chis (?), n.; pl.

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