Example sentences for: orchids

How can you use “orchids” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Among the highlights are magnificent orchids and cacti in the greenhouses and an exquisite arboretum of Japanese bonsai.

  • Wild raspberries appear along with magnolias, rhododendrons, orchids, and other epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants but are not parasites, since they procure their own food supply).

  • High walls of stone, ancient cypress trees, rare orchids, and soaring birds of prey can all be seen, along with glimpses of the wild Cretan goat — the kri-kri — bounding between precipitous crags.

  • Creating a lush Madeiran backyard won’t be easy, but you can still take home souvenir flamingo flowers (anthuriums), orchids, and bird-of-paradise flowers (strelitzias, or estrelícias in Portuguese).

  • Orchids in mixed sprays, which can be boxed and air-freighted abroad or carried with you.


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