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bee orchid
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bee orchid
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other orchids with beelike flowers
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Noun1.bee orchid - European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and colorbee orchid - European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
Ophrys apifera
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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