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OPHRYS SPHEGODES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ophrys sphegodes mean?
• OPHRYS SPHEGODES (noun)
The noun OPHRYS SPHEGODES has 1 sense:
1. spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
Familiarity information: OPHRYS SPHEGODES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
early spider orchid; Ophrys sphegodes
Hypernyms ("Ophrys sphegodes" is a kind of...):
spider orchid (any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys)
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