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Origin of name: The name orchid comes from a Greek word meaning testicle.
Relatives of the rose:Roses are in the same plant family as plums, apples, and almonds. Botanical description: In botany, a flower is regarded as a modified stem with shortened internodes and bearing, at its nodes, structures that may be highly modified leaves. In essence, a flower structure forms on a modified shoot or axis with an apical meristem that does not grow continuously (growth is determinate).
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