lady's slipper

English

a lady's slipper of the genus Paphiopedilum

Cypripedium calceolus

Noun

lady's slipper (plural lady's slippers)

An orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
The type species of this subfamily, Cypripedium calceolus.

Usage notes

The subfamily Cypripedioideae of Orchidaceae, was formerly regarded a taxonomic family, Cypripediaceae.

Synonyms

(orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioidae): lady's slipper orchid, slipper-orchid
(Cypripedium calceolus): slipper-orchid

Derived terms

Translations

orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae

Cherokee: ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎵᏙ (anigeya tsunalasulido)
Danish: fruesko c
Finnish: tikankonttikasvi

German: Frauenschuh (de) m
Polish: obuwik m

Cypripedium calceolus

Danish: fruesko c
Finnish: tikankontti (fi)
German: Gelber Frauenschuh m

Polish: obuwik pospolity m
Romanian: papucul-doamnei (ro) m

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