orchidaceous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Orchidaceae; equivalent to orchid + -aceous.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to orchids.
In keeping with the orchidaceous theme of the wedding, the decorator draped the walls with lavenders and pinks.
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Exotic in a rare, mysterious, alluring, or sensual way.
These stories were variously received. […] J. D. found them “charged with Corvonian idiosyncrasy, a jumble-jargon composed of modern slang, old English, Latin, Italian and Greek,” adding: “The Corvo vocabulary is orchidaceous.”
1923 September, Shane Leslie, “Frederick Baron Corvo”, in J[ohn] C[ollings] Squire, editor, The London Mercury, volume VIII, number 47, London: The London Mercury Ltd, →OCLC, page 510:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most orchidaceous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more orchidaceous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
pt orquidáceo (pertaining to orchids)