cypripedium

American

[sip-ruh-pee-dee-uhm] / ˌsɪp rəˈpi di əm /

noun

any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers.

cypripedium British

/ ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm /

noun

any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip See also lady's-slipper
any cultivated tropical orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum, having yellow, green, or brownish-purple waxy flowers

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Etymology

Origin of cypripedium

1765–75; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin Cypri ( a ) Venus + -pedi- -ped + -um neuter ending

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