ophrys apifera

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   European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color

   Synonymsbee orchid

   Broaderorchid

Questions about ophrys apifera

What does ophrys apifera mean?

ophrys apifera means "European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color".

What is another word for ophrys apifera?

Close synonyms include bee orchid. 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 ophrys apifera a common word?

ophrys apifera 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.