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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*h₃bʰrúHs

3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs, most common first.

browThe bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
braeThe sloping bank of a river valley.
ophrysAny orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.