ORCHIS MASCULA
\ˈɔːka͡ɪz mˈaskjʊlə], \ˈɔːkaɪz mˈaskjʊlə], \ˈɔː_k_aɪ_z m_ˈa_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
Definitions of ORCHIS MASCULA
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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By Princeton University
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This root had a place in some pharmacopoeias, on account of the glutinous, slimy juice it contains. The root of the Orchis bifolia or Butterfly orchis, has likewise been collected. It has been used as a demulcent. Its fancied aphrodisiac virtues seem to be owing to its resemblance to opxis, 'a testicle,' whence its name. Salep is obtained from this variety of the orchis ;-and from the Orchis morio, &c. See Salep.
By Robley Dunglison
