English noun: genus Paphiopedilum | |||
1. | genus Paphiopedilum (plant) horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium | ||
Synonyms | Paphiopedilum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | Venus' slipper, Venus's shoe, Venus's slipper | ||
Member meronym | family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae | ||