单词 | lady's-slipper |
释义 | lady's-slipperor la·dy-slip·per[ ley-deez-slip-er ] / ˈleɪ dizˌslɪp ər / nounany orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly. any of several other related plants having similar flowers, as of the genera Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium. Origin of lady's-slipperAn Americanism dating back to 1830–40 Words nearby lady's-slipperladyship, lady's maid, lady's man, lady's mantle, Ladysmith, lady's-slipper, lady's-smock, lady's-thistle, lady's-thumb, lady's-tresses, Lady Washington geranium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lady's-slipperlady's-slipper nounany of various orchids of the Eurasian genus Cypripedium, esp C. calceolus, having reddish or purple flowersSee also moccasin flower, cypripedium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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