orchis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *orchis*:
NOUN	plant	orchis	any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
body	orchis, testis, testicle, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

English > *orchis*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes.
Member of	genus Orchis	type genus of the orchid family
Narrower	butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Orchis papilionaceae	Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
	male orchis, early purple orchid, Orchis mascula	Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
	showy orchis, purple orchis, purple-hooded orchis, Orchis spectabilis	North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white
Broader	orchid, orchidaceous plant	Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Spanish	orquídea
Catalan	orquídia

English > *orchis*: 2 senses > noun 2, body
Meaning	One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.
Synonyms	testis, testicle, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
Part of	male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels	external male sex organs
Part of	male reproductive system	The reproductive system of males
Parts	epididymis	A convoluted tubule in each testis
	rete testis	network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
	seminiferous tubule	Any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
	spermatic cord	A structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
	testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis	A branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
	testicular vein, vena testicularis	A vein from the testicles
	vas deferens, ductus deferens	A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
Narrower	cobblers	A man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang
Narrower	undescended testis, undescended testicle	A testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
Broader	gonad, sex gland	A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
Broader	male reproductive gland	The reproductive organs of a man
Spanish	bola, cojón, dídimo, gónada, huevo, pelota, testículo, testículos, turma
Catalan	dídim, gònada, ou, testicle, turma

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