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orchid

[awr-kid] / ˈɔr kɪd /




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They are the large blue butterfly, the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, the marsh fritillary butterfly, the wart-biter cricket, juniper and the burnt-tip orchid.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“This is so tragic,” one person commented on the gallery’s post, noting that Summers had recently bid on an orchid print they were preparing for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Some may be tiny, like the orchid babies nursing on wood-eating fungi; others may be gargantuan, like the Posidonia australis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Until two years later, seemingly out of nowhere, an orchid sprouted, a shock of blue in this vast expanse of empty dirt.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Centuries of human intervention - selective breeding and propagation - have made the genetic background of many commercial orchids a "disaster", according to leading Dutch orchid breeding firm Floricultura.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Darwin's work on orchids suggested that highly specialized flower structures played a major role in the formation of new species.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

For readers enjoying their potted orchids at home, Mr. Haskell has a sobering message.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Roman Ivannikov has spent around 30 years pampering orchids, azaleas and figs at Ukraine's National Botanical Garden, but power cuts triggered by Russian strikes are threatening to freeze his cherished collection of tropical plants.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

They came to a grassy hill dotted with gentians and pink ground orchids, and began to climb.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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