cypripedium
cypripedium
Definition
cyp·ri·pedi·um (sip′rə pē′dē əm)
noun pl. cypripediums -·di·ums or cypripedia -·dia (-ə)
- 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
- any of various cultivated species (genus Paphiopedilum) of tropical orchids with fleshy, folded leaves and green, yellow, or brown-purple flowers of waxy texture
Etymology: ModL, lady-slipper < Gr Kypris, Venus (lit., the Cyprian goddess) + podion, slipper, dim. < pous (gen. podis), foot
cypripedium
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- calceolus: Cypripedium calceolus and Liparis loeselii have recently flowered in the wild from re-introduced seedlings.
- parviflorum: His Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens was admired from the moment it was placed on the bench.
- pubescens: His Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens was admired from the moment it was placed on the bench.
Browse dictionary entries near cypripedium
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- cyprinodont
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- Cyprian
- cypress vine
- cypress
- Cypherpunks
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- Cyprus
- cypsela
- cypselae
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Cyrenaic
- Cyrenaica
- Cyrene
- Cyril
- Cyrillic
