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CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cypripedium acaule mean?
• CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE (noun)
The noun CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE has 1 sense:
1. once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
Familiarity information: CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE 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 ("Cypripedium acaule" 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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