The Collaborative International Dictionary
fairy-slipper
fairy-slipper \fairy-slipper\ n. a rare north temperate bog orchid ( Calypso bulbosa) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf.
Syn: calypso, Calypso bulbosa.
WordNet
fairy-slipper
n. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: calypso, Calypso bulbosa]