Orchid in Human Culture
- Art
- In the Crayola brand of markers, desert flower is a color equivalent to orchid.
- Medicine
- Orchid is a British charity which funds research into the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of prostate, penile and testicular cancer. It was set up in 1996 by former testicular cancer sufferer, Colin Osborne. The prostrate, penile, and testicular cancer awareness ribbon is represented by the color orchid.
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