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OPHRYS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
Synonyms:
genus Ophrys; Ophrys
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ophrys" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Ophrys"):
spider orchid (any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys)
Holonyms ("Ophrys" is a member of...):
family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)
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