[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

orchis \or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. orchises. l., fr. gr. ? a
   testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. any plant of the same family with the orchis; an
      orchid.
      1913 webster

   note: the common names, such as bee orchis, fly orchis,
         butterfly orchis, etc., allude to the peculiar form
         of the flower.
         1913 webster
see also:
orchises orchidaceous bee orchis fly orchis butterfly orchis 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

orchis
     n 1: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy
          tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
     2: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
        spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
        balls and got away" syn: testis, testicle, ball, ballock,
         bollock, nut, egg
see also:
testis testicle ball ballock bollock nut 
egg 

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