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lady's slippers

lady's slippers is the plural of lady's slipper.

Meaning of lady's slipper

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

Questions about lady's slippers

What is lady's slippers the plural of?
Lady's slippers is the plural of lady's slipper.

Words near lady's slippers in the dictionary

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

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