Defenition of the word orchis

• Defenition of the word orchis

  • The male sex gland that produces sperm and male hormones, found in some types of animals.
  • any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Meronymys for the word orchis

• • family jewels
  • genus Orchis
  • male genital organ
  • male genitalia
  • male genitals
  • male reproductive system

Hyponyms for the word orchis

• • butterfly orchid
  • butterfly orchis
  • cobblers
  • early purple orchid
  • male orchis
  • Orchis mascula
  • Orchis papilionaceae
  • Orchis spectabilis
  • purple orchis
  • purple-hooded orchis
  • showy orchis
  • undescended testicle
  • undescended testis

Hypernyms for the word orchis

• • gonad
  • male reproductive gland
  • orchid
  • orchidaceous plant
  • sex gland

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