Ophrys

Linnaeus ,Sp, Pl. (1753), 945.

Platanthereae , V.,VI ,VII. Gr. ophrys (eyebrow) .From the name of an unknown two-leaved plant, the identity of which is not known (but which might have been Listera ovata ) ,called Ophrys by Pliny ,who reported its use to blacken eyebrows or hair . Also perhaps in allusion to the arched calyx of some species , resembling the eyebrow.