cypripedium
/ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm
/noun (plural cypripediums)
An orchid of a genus which comprises the lady’s slippers.
- Genus Cypripedium, family Orchidaceae.
- In 1940 she acquired 25 hybrid cypripediums from England to save them from the war.
- They are similar to our native Ohio cypripediums and you may consider the paphiopedilums to be the tropical cousins to the cypripediums.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek Kupris 'Aphrodite' + pedilon 'slipper'.