orchidaceous[adjective]Synonyms: showy, chichi, flamboyant, ostentatious, peacockish, peacocky, pretentious, splashy, swank
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orchidaceous adjective.
[ɔ:kɪ'deɪʃǝs] M19.[from mod. Latin Orchidaceae (see below): see ORCHID-, -ACEOUS.]1. Of or pertaining to the Orchidaceae or orchid family.
M19.2. fig. Resembling an orchid, esp. in flamboyancy or exoticness.
M19.■ R. Le Gallienne The simple old type of manhood is lost long since in endless orchidaceous variation. ■ orchidacity noun flamboyancy, exoticness
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