Bee Orchid (Noun)
Meaning
European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The bee orchid, a unique European orchid, attracts pollinators with its flower's resemblance to a bumble bee in shape and color.
- The Ophrys apifera, commonly known as the bee orchid, has flowers that closely mimic the appearance of a bumble bee to deceive male bees into attempting to mate with them.
- The bee orchid, a species of orchid native to Europe, relies on its distinctive bee-like flowers to attract pollinators.
- The unique shape and color of the bee orchid's flowers allow it to blend in with the bumble bees that pollinate it.
- The bee orchid, a rare and exotic orchid, has evolved to resemble bumble bees in both shape and color.