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moccasin flower

noun

  1. the lady's-slipper.
  2. a cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, of the U.S.


moccasin flower

noun

  1. any of several North American orchids of the genus Cypripedium with a pink solitary flower See also lady's-slipper cypripedium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moccasin flower1

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
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Example Sentences

It was the moccasin flower, the most beautiful of our early orchids.

From its name—Minnesota—to its floral emblem—the moccasin flower—the State everywhere bears the impress of former occupation.

Slipping off, I came to the side of a lake on which were boats and Indian canoes of the moccasin flower.

Old settlers tell of gathering the pink and white "moccasin flower" by the bushel, to decorate for some special occasion.

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

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