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cyp·ri·pe·di·um
\ˌsiprə̇ˈpēdēəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus + New Latin -pedium (modification of Greek pedilon sandal); from the shape of the flower; akin to Greek pod-, pous foot — more at cypraea, foot
1. capitalized : a genus of leafy-stemmed terrestrial orchids having large drooping usually showily colored or marked flowers with a lip that forms an inflated pouch
2. plural cypripe·dia \-dēə\ : a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium or of the genus Cordula — see lady's slipper
3. : the dried rhizome and roots of an orchid (C. parviflorum) formerly used as a nervine and antispasmodic |