HyperDic: fairy-slipper

English > 1 sense of the word fairy-slipper:
NOUNplantfairy-slipper, calypso, Calypso bulbosarare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
English > fairy-slipper: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningRare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf.
Synonymscalypso, Calypso bulbosa
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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