ram's-head lady's-slipper
[ramz-hed]
- a rare, slender-stemmed orchid, Cypripedium arietinum, of northeastern North America, that has crimson-streaked, whitish-lipped flowers with purple sepals and grows in moist soil.
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Origin of ram's-head lady's-slipper
First recorded in 1865–70
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