genus ophrys

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   a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia

   SynonymsOphrys

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus ophrys

What does genus ophrys mean?

genus ophrys means "a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia".

What is another word for genus ophrys?

Close synonyms include Ophrys. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ophrys a common word?

genus ophrys is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.