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lady slipper

lady slipper is the alternative form 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

Forms of lady slipper

plurallady slippers
alternative formladyslipper

Questions about lady slipper

What is lady slipper the alternative form of?
Lady slipper is the alternative form of lady's slipper.

Words near lady slipper in the dictionary

  1. lady palms
  2. lady paramount
  3. lady parts
  4. Lady Presidentress
  5. Lady Presidentresses
  6. lady slipper
  7. lady slippers
  8. lady smock
  9. lady smocks
  10. Lady Washington geranium
  11. lady who lunches

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