cypripedium

[sip-ruh-pee-dee-uhm]

cyp·ri·pe·di·um

[sip-ruh-pee-dee-uhm]
noun
any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers.

Origin:
1765–75; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin Cypri(a) Venus + -pedi- -ped + -um neuter ending
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Cypripedium has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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cypripedium (ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm)
 
n
1.  See also lady's-slipper any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
2.  any cultivated tropical orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum, having yellow, green, or brownish-purple waxy flowers
 
[C18: from New Latin, from Latin Cypria the Cyprian, that is, Venus + pēs foot (that is, Venus' slipper)]

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