noun
pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
• Hypernyms: ↑lady's slipper, ↑lady-slipper, ↑ladies' slipper, ↑slipper orchid
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noun also showy ladyslipper : a No. American orchid (Cypripedium reginae) having pink-and-white flowers of great beauty
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showy lady's-slipper,
an American orchid having large white flowers and a lip tinged with brilliant pinkish purple. It is the state flower of Minnesota.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.