Meaning Of The Word Cypripedium

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What's The Definition Of Cypripedium?

cypripedium in American English
any of a genus (Cypripedium) of soil-rooted orchids of the North Temperate Zone, with flat leaves and white, yellow, or rosy-purple flowers, each having a pouchlike lip petal; lady-slipper
noun: any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's- slippers

cypripedium in British English
noun: any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip

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