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cypripedium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: genus Cypripedium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus

History

Etymology

From translingual Cypripedium (genus name).