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ophrys

ophrys noun: any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.

Noun

ophrys (plural ophryses)

  1. Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.

ophrys meaning in Arabic

ophrys in Arabic

Ophrys-genus orchid
حَاجِبِيَّة ḥājibiyya

Forms of ophrys

pluralophryses

Origin of ophrys

Borrowed from translingual Ophrys, from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”); further from Proto-Hellenic *opʰrū́s and Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Doublet of bree and brow.

Questions about ophrys

What does ophrys mean?
Ophrys means any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.
What is ophrys in Arabic?
Ophrys in Arabic is حَاجِبِيَّة (ḥājibiyya). See Ophrys meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ophrys?
Ophrys is a noun.
What is the plural of ophrys?
The plural of ophrys is ophryses.

Words near ophrys in the dictionary

  1. Ophiussa
  2. ophrydeous
  3. ophrynopine
  4. ophryon
  5. ophryons
  6. ophrys
  7. ophthal
  8. ophthal.
  9. ophthalmalgia
  10. ophthalmalgic
  11. ophthalmascopic

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