| NOUN | plant | Venus's shoe, Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper | any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips |
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| Meaning | Any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips. | |
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| Synonyms | Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper | |
| Member of | Paphiopedilum, genus Paphiopedilum | horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids |
| Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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