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fly orchid

fly orchid noun: a European orchid with small brownish flowers that look like insects, Ophrys insectifera.

fly orchid: a European orchid with small brownish flowers that look like insects, Ophrys insectifera
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Noun

fly orchid (plural fly orchids)

  1. A European orchid with small brownish flowers that look like insects, Ophrys insectifera.

Forms of fly orchid

pluralfly orchids

Questions about fly orchid

What does fly orchid mean?
Fly orchid means a European orchid with small brownish flowers that look like insects, Ophrys insectifera.
What part of speech is fly orchid?
Fly orchid is a noun.
What is the plural of fly orchid?
The plural of fly orchid is fly orchids.

Words near fly orchid in the dictionary

  1. fly off
  2. fly off at a tangent
  3. fly off the handle
  4. fly off the shelves
  5. fly on the wall
  6. fly orchid
  7. fly orchids
  8. fly out
  9. fly out of the blocks
  10. fly out of the traps
  11. fly outs

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