HyperDic: genus_ophrys

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Ophrys:
NOUNplantgenus Ophrys, Ophrysa hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
English > genus Ophrys: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia.
SynonymOphrys
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Membersspider orchidAny of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus ophrys, ophrys
Catalangenus ophrys, ophrys, Ophrys

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