moccasin flower

American  

noun

1. the lady's-slipper.

2. a cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, of the U.S.

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moccasin flower British  

noun

1. any of several North American orchids of the genus Cypripedium with a pink solitary flower See also lady's-slipper cypripedium

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Etymology

Origin of moccasin flower

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Example Sentences

About ten years ago at Lake City, Minnesota, we tried to propagate the moccasin flower.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

There, I think, on that lonely grave,     Violets spring in the soft May shower; There, in the summer breezes, wave     Crimson phlox and moccasin flower.

From Poems by Bryant, William Cullen

"That's the pink moccasin flower," Johnnie told him.

From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius

There, growing and blowing beside the cool thread of water which trickled from the spring, was a stately pink moccasin flower.

From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius

The English call it lady's-slipper; the Indians know it as the moccasin flower.

From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)