moccasin flower

noun

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

moccasin flower

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moccasin flower¹

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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