The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lady's slipper — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • … Useful english dictionary
Lady's Slipper — Taxobox name = Lady s Slipper Orchids image width = 250px image caption = An orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae subfamilia = Cypripedioideae… … Wikipedia
lady's slipper — Any member of several genera of orchids in which the lip of the flower is slipper shaped. The genus Cypripedium has about 50 temperate and subtropical species. Two well known species, the yellow lady s slipper (C. calceolus) and the pink lady s… … Universalium
lady's slipper — Impatiens Im*pa ti*ens ([i^]m*p[=a] sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n. [L., impatient.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lady´s slipper — plačialapė klumpaitė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gegužraibinių šeimos vaistinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Cypripedium calceolus), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cypripedium calceolus angl. Lady´s slipper vok. gelber… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lady's slipper — noun Date: 1597 any of several North American temperate zone orchids (as of the genus Cypripedium) having flowers whose shape suggests a slipper called also lady slipper … New Collegiate Dictionary
lady's-slipper — /lay deez slip euhr/, n. 1. any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly. 2. any of several other related plants having similar… … Universalium
lady's-slipper — /lay deez slip euhr/, n. 1. any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly. 2. any of several other related plants having similar… … Useful english dictionary
lady's slipper — noun A variety of orchid in the subfamily Cypripedioideae distinguished by their slipper shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates. Syn: slipper orchid … Wiktionary
lady's slipper — noun an orchid whose flower has a pouch or slipper shaped lip. [Genus Cypripedium.] … English new terms dictionary
