Definitions for lady's-slipper

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la′dy's-slip`per(n.)

or la′dy-slip`per

  1. any of several orchids, esp. of the genus Cypripedium, having a slipper-shaped flower lip.

    Category: Plants

Origin of lady's-slipper:

1830–40


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