Noun: fly orchid
- European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
"The fly orchid tricks wasps into attempting to mate with its deceptive blooms";
- Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys muscifera
- Any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks
"The fly orchid's flowers bear an uncanny resemblance to small flies"
Derived forms: fly orchids
Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Part of: genus Trichoceros, Trichoceros
Encyclopedia: Fly orchid