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MOCCASIN FLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moccasin flower mean?
• MOCCASIN FLOWER (noun)
The noun MOCCASIN FLOWER has 1 sense:
1. once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
Familiarity information: MOCCASIN FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cypripedium acaule; moccasin flower; nerveroot
Hypernyms ("moccasin flower" is a kind of...):
ladies' slipper; lady's-slipper; lady's slipper; lady-slipper; lady slipper; slipper orchid (any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden)
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