slipper orchid
slipper orchid · slipper orchids
Any orchid of the subfamily CypripedioideaeAny orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae; a lady's slipper.
Meaning
1 sensesAny orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae; a lady's slipper.
More definitions
- any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
Forms
plural: slipper orchidsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden:lady's slipperlady's-slipperlady-slipperlady slipperladies' slipper
See also
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