orchid
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While the rewards can be significant - the global orchid market is worth hundreds of millions of dollars - the competition to produce the next gorgeous flower is intense.
From BBC • May 14, 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
I love every orchid equally,’ and he does,” his daughter said in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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
The magazine was open to a spread showing a model hiding in a tropical forest, dressed in shades of coral, resembling an orchid.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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