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cypripedium

cypripedium noun: a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.

cypripedium: a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium
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Noun

cypripedium (plural cypripediums)

  1. A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.
    • The cyprepedium from South America is supposed to be of larger size and brighter colours than that from North America […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 201

Forms of cypripedium

pluralcypripediums

Origin of cypripedium

From translingual Cypripedium (genus name).

Questions about cypripedium

What does cypripedium mean?
Cypripedium means a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.
What part of speech is cypripedium?
Cypripedium is a noun.
What is the plural of cypripedium?
The plural of cypripedium is cypripediums.

Words near cypripedium in the dictionary

  1. Cypriote
  2. Cypriotes
  3. Cypriotness
  4. Cypriots
  5. cypripedin
  6. cypripedium
  7. cypripediums
  8. cypris
  9. cypro
  10. Cypro-
  11. Cypro-Minoan

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