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Definition of Cypripedium album
1. Noun. Pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip.
Exact synonyms: Common Lady's-slipper, Cypripedium Reginae, Showy Lady Slipper, Showy Lady's-slipper
Generic synonyms: Ladies' Slipper, Lady's Slipper, Lady-slipper, Slipper Orchid
Generic synonyms: Ladies' Slipper, Lady's Slipper, Lady-slipper, Slipper Orchid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cypripedium Album
Literary usage of Cypripedium album
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine. (1857)
"The rare Cypripedium album is but little known, and is named from the delicate
whiteness of its upper petals; the lower, or slipper part of the blossom, ..."