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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.

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• SHOWY LADY SLIPPER (noun)

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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 slipper; showy lady's-slipper

Hypernyms ("showy lady slipper" is a kind of...):

ladies' slipper; lady's 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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