CYPRIPEDIUM

Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium

(noun) genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady’s slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

cypripedium (plural cypripediums)

Any member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.

Source: Wiktionary


Cyp`ri*pe"di*um (sp`r-p"d-m), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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