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noun
1.
any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
2.
any of several other related plants having similar flowers, as of the genera Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium.
Also, la·dy-slip·per.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism
1830–40, Americanism
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Lady-slipper
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
WordNet
| lady-slipper | |
noun | |
| any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: lady's slipper] |
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