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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


SynonymsPaphiopedilum


Broader (hypernym)liliopsid genus, monocot genus


Member holonymVenus' slipper, Venus's shoe, Venus's slipper


Member meronymfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae









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