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Genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids lady's slippers
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cypripedium
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Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids ; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids ( Cypripedioideae ). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere , including most ...
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n. Any member of the orchid genus (taxlink Cypripedium genus noshow=1).
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cypripedium \Cyp`ri*pe"di*um\ (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper. [1913 Webster] ||
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Cypripedium calceolus, Daphne cneorum, Dentaria digitata, Dianthus hybridus, Dodecatheon Jeffreyanum, D.
Several times on Sunday afternoon Qwilleran had suggested playing the word game, hoping for additional revelations, but the catchwords that Koko turned up were insignificant: oppositional and optimism, cynegetic and cypripedium.