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Meaning of CYPRIPEDIUM

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum
 

CYPRIPEDIUM is a 11 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: genus Cypripedium
 
 See Also: cypripedia, family Orchidaceae, ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, orchid family, Orchidaceae, slipper orchid

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cyp`ri*pe"di*um\ (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr.
Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.)
A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.

 

 

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