English noun: genus Cypripedium | |||
1. | genus Cypripedium (plant) genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum | ||
Synonyms | Cypripedium | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | cypripedia, ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, slipper orchid | ||
Member meronym | family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae | ||