noun
any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
• Syn: ↑Venus' slipper, ↑Venus's shoe
• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Paphiopedilum, ↑genus Paphiopedilum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.