orchis

[Lat. orchis; Gr. orchis =a testicle; an orchid, so called from the form of its root.] Bot.: The typical genus of the order Orchidacese. It is one of the tribe Ophree or Ophrydee, and the family Serapiade. The tubers are globose, ovoid, or palmate; the lip is spurred; the glands of the stalks of the pollen ma es contained in a common little pouch. Chiefly grown in the north temperate zone. About eighty kinds are known. or-chi-tis, s. [Gr. orchis a testicle; Eng. suff. -it is, denoting inflammation.] Pathol .: Inflammation of the testicles. or-chot-o-mỹ, 8. Orchis Mascula. [Gr. orchis a testicle, and tomē =a cutting.] Surg.: The operation of cutting out a testicle; castration. IMG:content-0349.jpg:[blocks in formation] evaporation the orcin crystallizes in the form of colorle , six-sided, monoclinic prisms, which are soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, have a nauseous sweet taste, and melt at 58°. Orcin gradually turns red on exposure to the air. It forms substitu tion products with chlorine, bromine, and iodine. It yields rhombic crystals. or-çin-ol, s. [ORCIN.] *ord, *orde, s . [A. S.] A point, a beginning, an edge.