orchidea

Example Sentences

• "The old trees were decorated with beautiful orchideas*, yellow bannisterias, blue-flowered bignonias, peperomias, arums, and pothoses.[…]* Cymbidium violaceum, habenaria angustifolia, &c."
• "Lœlia Albida. A very interesting addition to our stove orchidea, and sent from Oaxaca to Mr. Bateman of Kynpersly.[…]Angræcum bilobum.—An orchidea from Cape Coast Castle.[…]Balbophyllum limbatum.—This orchidea Messrs. Loddiges received from Singapore.[…]Cirrhopetalum vaginatum.—The flowers of this orchidea are of a pale straw colour.[…]Cælogyne Cumingii.—This orchidea was brought to this country by Mr^. Cuming.[…]Mycaranthus obliqua.—Another orchidea from Sincapore to Messrs. Loddiges.[…]Liparis spathulata.—An orchidea."
• "Cœlogyne elata.—An orchidea from Nepal, with whitish flowers, but not particularly handsome."
• "[…]; on the trunks of the larger trees may be seen pepper-worts and other delicate creepers, chiefly convolvuli, impomseas, the pitcher plant, whilst the orchideas suspend their pendulous flowers from the branches of the trees;"
• "Angræcum fragrans, Thou., an orchidea, the leaves of which, smelling of coumarin, are used for scenting tea;"
• "A gigantic species of Aleurodidae (Homoptera) from greenhouse-orchideas."