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SHOWY LADY SLIPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does showy lady slipper mean?
• SHOWY LADY SLIPPER (noun)
The noun SHOWY LADY SLIPPER has 1 sense:
1. pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
Familiarity information: SHOWY LADY SLIPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
common lady's-slipper; Cypripedium album; Cypripedium reginae; showy lady's-slipper; showy lady slipper
Hypernyms ("showy lady slipper" 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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