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ophrys.

Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.

Where this word comes from

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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