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1. lady-slipper
noun. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.
Synonyms
- Cypripedium reginae
- yellow lady-slipper
- showy lady slipper
- slipper orchid
- clustered lady's slipper
- orchidaceous plant
- Cypripedium parviflorum
- lady's slipper
- ram's-head lady's slipper
- California lady's slipper
- mountain lady's slipper
- Cypripedium
- showy lady's-slipper
- ladies' slipper
- Cypripedium montanum
- Cypripedium calceolus
- Cypripedium acaule
- genus Cypripedium
- ram's-head
- Cypripedium californicum
- Cypripedium fasciculatum
- moccasin flower
- yellow lady's slipper
- Cypripedium album
- Cypripedium arietinum
- orchid
- common lady's-slipper
Rhymes with Lady Slipper
- stripper
- tripper
- skipper
- flipper
- clipper
- zipper
- tipper
- shipper
- schipper
- ripper
- nipper
- knipper
- kippur
- kipper
- hipper
- gipper
- dipper
- chipper
2. yellow_lady-slipper
noun. maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan.
4. fairy-slipper
noun. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf.
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5. common_ladys-slipper
noun. pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip.
6. slipper
noun. ['ˈslɪpɝ'] low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors.
Antonyms
7. slipper
noun. ['ˈslɪpɝ'] a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction.
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9. lady
noun. ['ˈleɪdi'] a woman of refinement.
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Etymology
- lady (Middle English (1100-1500))
Sentences with lady-slipper
1. Noun Phrase
Paphiopedilums are tropical orchids, also known as lady slipper orchids, commonly attacked by a fungal pathogen that causes black root rot.
2. Noun Phrase
Certain species of wildflowers, such as trillium, lady slipper and shooting star, will die out completely in full sun.