genus Ophrys

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genus Ophrys - a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western AsiaOphrysliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowersspider orchid - any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys