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noun 
  1. a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
  2. (colour) a light blue, bluish-red, violet-red or purple color, colour.
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adjective 
  1. (colour) having a light purple colour.
Etymology: From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Greek "testicle".


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