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orchis

or.chis \'o.r-k*s\ n [NL, genus name, fr. L, orchid, fr. Gk, testicle, 
   orchid; akin to MIr uirgge] testicle : ORCHID; esp : one of a genus 
   (Orchis) with fleshy ro ots and a spurred lip