Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃bʰrúHs
- Proto-Hellenic*opʰrū́s
- Ancient Greekὀφρῡ́ς“eyebrow”
- translingualOphrys
- Englishophrys
Borrowed from translingual Ophrys, from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”); further from Proto-Hellenic *opʰrū́s and Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Doublet of bree and brow.
More words from translingual, Ancient Greek, Proto-Hellenic
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Arabic حَاجِبِيَّة
- حَاجِبِيَّة (ḥājibiyya)Ophrys-genus orchid
Dutch spiegelorchis
- spiegelorchisOphrys-genus orchid
Esperanto ofrio, ofriso
- ofrioOphrys-genus orchid
- ofrisoOphrys-genus orchid
French ophrys
- ophrysOphrys-genus orchid
German Ophrys, Ragwurz
- OphrysOphrys-genus orchid
- RagwurzOphrys-genus orchid
Hebrew דְּבוֹרָנִית
- דְּבוֹרָנִית (dvoranít)Ophrys-genus orchid
Hungarian bangó
- bangóOphrys-genus orchid
Polish dwulistnik
- dwulistnikOphrys-genus orchid
Russian о́фрис
- о́фрис (ófris)Ophrys-genus orchid
Cite this entry
APA
ophrys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophrys
MLA
“ophrys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophrys. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophrys,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophrys.
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