Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

early spider orchid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: ear-ly spi-der orchid
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orchid of species Ophrys sphegodes, found in Europe and the Middle East.

Example Sentences

"While warmer springs cause the early spider orchid to flower earlier in May, climate warming is also causing female bees to emerge from hibernation even earlier – confounding the orchid’s attempts to dupe the male bees."

Inflected Forms

early spider orchids (plural)

Synonyms

ophrys sphegodes

Questions

What does early spider orchid mean?: An orchid of species Ophrys sphegodes, found in Europe and the Middle East.

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