Definition of Lady's slipper

1. Noun. Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.

Exact synonyms: Ladies' Slipper, Lady-slipper, Slipper Orchid
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Cypripedium, Genus Cypripedium
Specialized synonyms: Cypripedium Acaule, Moccasin Flower, Nerveroot, Common Lady's-slipper, Cypripedium Album, Cypripedium Reginae, Showy Lady Slipper, Showy Lady's-slipper, Cypripedium Arietinum, Ram's-head, Ram's-head Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium Calceolus, Cypripedium Parviflorum, Yellow Lady's Slipper, Yellow Lady-slipper, California Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium Californicum, Clustered Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium Fasciculatum, Cypripedium Montanum, Mountain Lady's Slipper

Medical Definition of Lady's slipper

1. Any orchidaceous plant of the genus Cypripedium, the labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the United States, the garden balsam (Impatiens Balsamina). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lady's Slipper

lady's bower
lady's comb
lady's cushion
lady's earrings
lady's finger
lady's garters
lady's hair
lady's laces
lady's laces
lady's leek
lady's looking-glass
lady's maid
lady's mantle
lady's seal
lady's slipper
lady's slipper
lady's smock
lady's smock
lady's thimble
lady's thistle
lady's thumb
lady's tobacco
lady's tresses
Lady-in-waiting
lady-killer
lady-killing
lady-of-the-night
lady-slipper
ladybeetle
ladybird

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