orchid aceæ, or chidesæ

pl. [Latin orchis, gen it. orchid ( is ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceæ, -eœ.] Bot.: Orchids; the typical order of the alliance Orchid a les. It consists of perennial herbs or shrubs, with fibrous, fasciculated, fleshy, or tuber-like 1. A garden of any kind, especially one for vegeta bles or herbs. 2. An inclosed plantation of fruit trees, especially of apples, pears, plums, and cherries; a garden for the cultivation of fruit-trees; a collection of fruit trees. orchard-gra , s. Bot.: Dactyl is glomerata .