lady's slipper en · NOUN
Meanings
- Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
- Any member of the species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lady's slippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lady slipper | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
yellow lady's slipper · Kentucky lady's slipper · southern lady's slipper
Synonyms
lady's slipper orchid · slipper orchid · slipper orchid
Translations (15)
cy esgid Fair (Cypripedium calceolus) · tr sarı Venüs çarığı (Cypripedium calceolus) · da fruesko (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · ro papucul-doamnei (Cypripedium calceolus) · tr Venüs çarığı (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · de Frauenschuh (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · pl obuwik pospolity (Cypripedium calceolus) · fi tikankontti (Cypripedium calceolus) · de Gelber Frauenschuh (Cypripedium calceolus) · pl obuwik (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · bg венерино чехълче (Cypripedium calceolus) · fi tikankonttikasvi (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · chr ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎵᏙ (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) · myv куконькота (Cypripedium calceolus) · da fruesko (Cypripedium calceolus)