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OPHRYS INSECTIFERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ophrys insectifera mean?
• OPHRYS INSECTIFERA (noun)
The noun OPHRYS INSECTIFERA has 1 sense:
1. European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
Familiarity information: OPHRYS INSECTIFERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fly orchid; Ophrys insectifera; Ophrys muscifera
Hypernyms ("Ophrys insectifera" is a kind of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
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