Meaning of CYPRIPEDIUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Cypripedium |
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| | See Also: | | cypripedia, family Orchidaceae, ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, orchid family, Orchidaceae, slipper orchid | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cyp`ri*pe"di*um\ (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr.
Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.)
A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.
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