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Перевод: orchid

[существительное]
орхидея [бот.] ; светло-лиловый цвет

Тезаурус:

1. MANY OF the 60-odd species of slipper orchid, the best known and most popular orchid in the West, could be extinct within 10 years without tough measures to halt the vast illegal trade in wild varieties.
2. When it was announced that he would be entered in the Grand National a fierce debate raged about whether the nation's best-loved horse should take part in such a dangerous event: the letters columns of the sporting press argued the pros and cons for weeks, a national newspaper ran an opinion poll (in which the voters came down very heavily against his participation), and the publication of the weights for the race (Desert Orchid twelve stone two pounds) added fuel to the fire.
3. According to the society, water voles, otters, redshank, snipe and lapwing and wetland plants such as marsh orchid and bog pimpernel had declined as a result of over-abstraction and drainage over many years.
4. At the fifteenth fence, on the uphill stretch, Kildimo fell and Ten Of Spades went two lengths clear of Desert Orchid.
5. His manure was not sold (as Red Rum's had been), nor had his exploits been celebrated in song (as was the case with Arkle, Red Rum and Dawn Run), but his fans were not sold short: there were books (three), video tapes (two), countless portraits, a white rocking horse called "Dessie", sculptures and figurines (some of which actually bore a resemblance to the horse), an official fan club, and even a recorded phone message on which Desert Orchid's part-owner Richard Burridge would update worshippers on the well-being of their idol.
6. Desert Orchid would not have given Norton's Coin a second thought since their Kempton meeting, for he had his public to deal with.
7. Lack of peak fitness had told against him on his first run of the 1989-;90 season when pitched in against Desert Orchid and other top chasers in the King George VI Rank Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.
8. Barnbrook Again is being trained for the King George on Boxing Day, when he will take on Desert Orchid.
9. With a circuit to race Nick The Brief was pulled up, and though Desert Orchid continued to dispute the lead with Ten Of Spades as the runners went away from the stands for the second circuit Toby Tobias and Norton's Coin were making noticeable progress through the field.
10. YAHOO, a length and a half runner-up to Desert Orchid in last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup, is being heavily backed to take his revenge in Boxing Day's King George VI Chase at Kempton, and Coral's yesterday cut him to 6-1 from 10-1 after laying him to lose 40,000.
11. Ripples of applause greeted the great grey as he cantered past the stands to the start under jockey Richard Dunwoody, who had taken over as Desert Orchid's regular partner on the retirement of Simon Sherwood.
12. Soft ground is essential for Yahoo and conditions should be to his liking, although if he could not beat Desert Orchid in the Cheltenham bog it is difficult to visualise him doing it at Kempton.
13. This is a site of national importance for its variety of wold flowers, including many species of orchid.