Definition of Ophrys insectifera

1. Noun. European orchid whose flowers resemble flies.

Exact synonyms: Fly Orchid, Ophrys Muscifera
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophrys Insectifera

Ophidiidae
Ophiodon
Ophiodon elongatus
Ophiodontidae
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Ophioglossum
Ophioglossum pendulum
Ophiophagus hannan
Ophir
Ophisaurus
Ophiuchus
Ophryoscolecidae
Ophrys
Ophrys apifera
Ophrys insectifera (current term)
Ophrys muscifera
Ophrys sphegodes
Opiliones
Opisthobranchia
Opisthocomidae
Opisthocomus
Opisthocomus hoazin
Opisthognathidae
Opisthorchiidae
Opisthorchis sinensis
Opisthorchis viverrini
Opitz
Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome
Oporto

Literary usage of Ophrys insectifera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Phaenogamous Botany, Or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of ...by W. (William) Baxter by W. (William) Baxter (1834)
"10 & 11.—Loud. Mag. of Nat. Hist. ч. ip 398. f. 178.—Walk. Fl.of Oxf. p. 256.—Mack. Catal. of PI. of Ireland, p. 76.—Ophrys insectifera. i. Linn. Sp. PI. ..."

2. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"Hooper & Co. of Covent Garden, who offer plants and seeds of this Eucalyptus, for the opportunity of figuring it. " Ophrys insectifera, var. ..."

3. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... accordance with the belief of Linnaeus, who grouped them all together under the name of Ophrys insectifera. Mr. Moggridge further shows that in Italy 0. ..."

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