HyperDic: slipper_orchid

English > 1 sense of the expression slipper orchid:
NOUNplantslipper orchid, lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper, lady slipper, ladies' slipperany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip
English > slipper orchid: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.
Synonymslady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper, lady slipper, ladies' slipper
Member ofCypripedium, genus Cypripediumgenus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids
NarrowerCalifornia lady's slipper, Cypripedium californicumOften having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
clustered lady's slipper, Cypripedium fasciculatumclusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple
common lady's-slipper, showy lady's-slipper, showy lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium albumpale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
moccasin flower, nerveroot, Cypripedium acauleOnce common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
mountain lady's slipper, Cypripedium montanumleafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil
ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, Cypripedium arietinumorchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
yellow lady's slipper, yellow lady-slipper, Cypripedium calceolus, Cypripedium parviflorummaroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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