| NOUN | plant | genus Cypripedium, Cypripedium | genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids |
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| Meaning | genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum. | |
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| Synonym | Cypripedium | |
| Member of | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers |
| Members | cypripedia | A plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium |
| lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper, lady slipper, ladies' slipper, slipper orchid | Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip | |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
| Spanish | cypripedium, genus cypripedium | |
| Catalan | cypripedium, genus cypripedium | |
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