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Gardenia vs Orchid - What's the difference?

gardenia | orchid |

As nouns the difference between gardenia and orchid

is that gardenia is any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers while orchid is a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.

As an adjective orchid is

(colour) having a light purple colour.

gardenia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia , having glossy leaves and white flowers.
  • The flower of these plants.

    • See also

    * cape jasmine * ("gardenia" on Wikipedia) * ("gardenia" species on Wikimedia)

    Anagrams

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    orchid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
  • (colour) a light bluish]]-red, violet-red or purple [[color, colour.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (colour) having a light purple colour.

    • Derived terms

    {, border=0 width=100% , - , valign=top width=33%, {, * bee orchid * fly orchid * fragrant orchid * hyacinth orchid * monkey orchid * musk orchid , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * odontoglossum * orchid bee * orchid tree * orchidaceous * orchidectomy , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * orchidopexy * orchis * polyorchidism * scented orchid * vanda orchid , } , }

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    See also

    {, border=0 width=100% , - , valign=top width=33%, {, * Cattleya * clinandrium * coralroot * Cymbidium * fringed orchis * gold bee , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * helleborine * labellum * ladies' tresses * lady's slipper * puttyroot * rattlesnake plantain , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * resupinate * salep * swamp pink * twayblade * Vanda * , } , }