Meaning of LADY'S SLIPPER
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden |
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| | Synonyms: | | ladies' slipper, lady-slipper, slipper orchid |
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| | See Also: | | California lady's slipper, clustered lady's slipper, common lady's-slipper, Cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, Cypripedium album, Cypripedium arietinum, Cypripedium calceolus, Cypripedium californicum, Cypripedium fasciculatum, Cypripedium montanum, Cypripedium parviflorum, Cypripedium reginae, genus Cypripedium, moccasin flower, mountain lady's slipper, nerveroot, orchid, orchidaceous plant, ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, showy lady slipper, showy lady's-slipper, yellow lady's slipper, yellow lady-slipper | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \La"dy's slip"per\ (Bot.)
Any orchidaceous plant of the genus {Cypripedium}, the
labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the
United States, the garden balsam ({Impatiens Balsamina}).
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