English noun: slipper orchid |
1. | slipper orchid (plant) any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden |
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| Synonyms | ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | California lady's slipper, clustered lady's slipper, common lady's-slipper, Cypripedium acaule, Cypripedium album, Cypripedium arietinum, Cypripedium calceolus, Cypripedium californicum, Cypripedium fasciculatum, Cypripedium montanum, Cypripedium parviflorum, Cypripedium reginae, moccasin flower, mountain lady's slipper, nerveroot, ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, showy lady slipper, showy lady's-slipper, yellow lady's slipper, yellow lady-slipper |
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| Member meronym | Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium |
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