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ophrys (iou)



ophrys noun. L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), use as genus name of Latin name of an unidentified plant, from Greek ophrus eyebrow.]
Any of various orchids of, or formerly included in, the genus Ophrys, noted for the resemblance of the flowers to insects and including the bee orchid, O. apifera, and the fly orchid, O. insectifera.