orchid
part of speech
noun (orchid, orchids)
meaning for a pupil
1) An orchid is a beautiful flower with petals of unusual shapes; there are many thousands of kinds. tree →
2) Orchid is also a pale purple color. tree →
sense in the lessons
flowers counted in a vase, often with roses; added or cut; in science, a plant family that often grows in warm, wet forests; vanilla comes from an orchid
examples
- There were 15 roses and 62 orchids in the vase. tree →
- Jessica cut some more orchids. tree →
- Now there are 96 orchids. tree →
- How many orchids did she cut? tree →
- Grandma grows orchids on her windowsill. tree →
- Some orchids grow on trees in the rainforest. tree →
- Vanilla comes from the pod of an orchid. tree →
- The orchid has white and purple petals. tree →
- Orchids need light but not too much sun. tree →
- She gave her teacher an orchid in a pot. tree →
note
A thing counted, a kind of flower. Trap: roses and orchids in one vase are counted apart; «now there are N» gives the end amount, so cut = now − before. The «ch» is said like «k»: OR-kid.
Trees and pragmatics
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