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noun
Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Ophrys
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Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Ophrys, from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”); further from Proto-Hellenic *ophrū́s and Proto-Indo-European *h3bhrúHs. Doublet of bree and brow.
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