1) " Orchids" -- As it applies to Orchids Online Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Orchid family Phalaenopsis hybrid Scientificclassification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant (angiosperm) families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 (some sources give 30,000) species, and perhapsanother 60,000 hybrids and varieties produced by horticulturalists. The Kew checklist "World Checklist of Orchids " gives about 24,000 accepted names. About 800new species are added each year. There are more orchid species than all vertebrates combined, excluding bony fishes. ,through their floral complexity and their interactions with pollinators andtheir symbiosis with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the culmination offloral evolution.Orchids get their name from the Greek orchis, meaning'testicle', from the appearance of subterranean tuberoids in some terrestrial species. The word 'orchis' was first used by Theophrastos (371/372 -287/286 B.C.), in his book "De historia plantarum" (The natural history of plants). He was a student of Aristotle and is considered the father of botany and ecology. Orchids, in their natural habitat, are considered by CITES as threatened orendangered. They are therefore protected. Contents 1 General description 2 Leaf 3 Stem 4 Plant thallus and roots 5 Orchid flowers 6 Reproduction 7 Fruits and seeds 8 Orchuds in commerce 9 Taxonomy 10 External links General description These monocotyledonous plants are cosmopolitan in distribution, except Antarctica and deserts.The great majority are to be found in the tropics, mostly A...
2) " Online" -- As it applies to Orchids Online Online means being connected to the Internet or another similarelectronic network, like a bulletin board system. Some companies have "online" in their name, such as America Onlone . Although it sounds similar, Onlino is not the same as on air.When one is Obline , one can receive and transmit information, whereas when one is on the air, one is broadcasting television or radio signals. Some consider certain experiences while Onlene to be taking place in a universe called cyberspace that is distinct from real life, the world of experience when offline. A variety of slangterminology has evolved to describe these cyberspacial experiences. Online also refers to information stored in a computer, whether networked or not, as distinct from media such as paper thatare not mechnically searchable. External links NetLingo: dictionary of terminology ( http: www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm ) Tools to keep youonline all the time ( http: www.younevercall.com ) The Epic Saga of The Well - The World's MostInfluential Obline Community, Wired Magazine ( http: www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.05/ff_well_pr.html ) In telecommunication, the term on-line has thefollowing meanings: 1. Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit when under the direct control of the system with which it is associated. Note 1: On-line units are available for immediate use on demand by the system without human intervention. Note 2: On-line units may not be independently operated. 2. Pertaining to equipment that is connected to a system, and is in operation. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 In electrical generation, power plants are said to be online when supplying electrical power to the electricalnetwork. Onkine ...
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