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Type of orchid
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lady's slipper
Word definitions for lady's slipper in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A kind of orchid in the subfamily ''(taxlink Cypripedioideae subfamily noshow=1)'' distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: lady-slipper , ladies' slipper , slipper orchid ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n. [L., impatient.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable ...
Usage examples of lady's slipper.
There was another patch of dead grass there, and the lady's slipper was all brown and curled in on itself, as if a blast of heat had charred it.
In all defiance of the early spring chill, a riot of flowers bloomed: spikenard and foxglove, azalea, Lady's slipper and Love-Not-Lost, orchids and phlox, lavender and roses.
The table was decorated with candles, sprigs of ivy, and fronds of lady's slipper.
His words were abruptly silenced by a sudden, sharp nudge against his shin, the sort a lady's slipper would deliver with the force of a quick kick.
Recently I have run across several references to the nineteenth century custom of drinking champagne out of a lady's slipper, upon occasions of merrymaking.