bee orchid

British  

noun

1. a European orchid, Ophrys apifera , whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour

2. any of several other orchids with beelike flowers

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Example Sentences

We counted more than 100 bee orchids — which to a bee lover like me, was the climax of years of work.

From BBC

The authority said seven key species - the adonis blue butterfly, skylark, redshank, yellow horned poppy, ringed plover, bee orchid and wigeon - were "indicators of biodiversity and landscape quality".

From BBC

Its residents include the threatened Egyptian fruit bat, the bee orchid and the Eurasian Thick-knee, a dwindling species of shorebird also known as a stone-curlew.

From Washington Times

Species include the pyramidal, fragrant and common spotted orchid, as well as the bee orchid - the flower of the county of Bedfordshire.

From BBC

Brown hares, skylarks, bee orchids and gray partridges have all returned to Lark Rise Farm, in part because of the creation of five miles of new hedgerow.

From Washington Post