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lady's slipper

lady's slipper noun: any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.

lady's slipper: any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped...
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Noun

lady's slipper (plural lady's slippers)

  1. Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
    Synonyms:
    slipper orchid, lady's slipper orchid
  2. Any member of the species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.
    Synonyms:
    slipper orchid

Synonyms of lady's slipper

Forms of lady's slipper

plurallady's slippers
alternative formlady slipper

Words formed from lady's slipper

Questions about lady's slipper

What does lady's slipper mean?
Lady's slipper means any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
What part of speech is lady's slipper?
Lady's slipper is a noun.
What is the plural of lady's slipper?
The plural of lady's slipper is lady's slippers.

Words near lady's slipper in the dictionary

  1. lady's man
  2. lady's mantle
  3. lady's mantles
  4. lady's men
  5. lady's seal
  6. lady's slipper
  7. lady's slippers
  8. lady's smock
  9. lady's thimble
  10. lady's thumb
  11. lady's traces

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