noun
any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
• Syn: ↑lady's slipper, ↑ladies' slipper, ↑slipper orchid
• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
• Hyponyms:
↑moccasin flower, ↑nerveroot, ↑Cypripedium acaule, ↑common lady's-slipper, ↑showy lady's-slipper, ↑showy lady slipper, ↑Cypripedium reginae, ↑Cypripedium album, ↑ram's-head, ↑ram's-head lady's slipper, ↑Cypripedium arietinum, ↑yellow lady's slipper, ↑yellow lady-slipper, ↑Cypripedium calceolus, ↑Cypripedium parviflorum, ↑California lady's slipper, ↑Cypripedium californicum, ↑clustered lady's slipper, ↑Cypripedium fasciculatum, ↑mountain lady's slipper, ↑Cypripedium montanum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cypripedium, ↑genus Cypripedium
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nounsee lady's slipper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.