lady's slipper
lady's slipper · lady's slippers
Frauenschuh, Gelber Frauenschuh
Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their…Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
Meaning
2 sensesAny member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
Frauenschuh
Any member of the species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.
Gelber Frauenschuh
More definitions
- any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
Translations
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By meaning 2
orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae:
Cypripedium calceolus:
Forms
plural: lady's slippersSynonyms
6 synonymsslipper orchidlady's slipper orchid
Close in meaning
- any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden:lady's-slipperlady-slipperlady slipperladies' slipperslipper orchid
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