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CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
Synonyms:
Cypripedium acaule; moccasin flower; nerveroot
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Hypernyms ("Cypripedium acaule" is a kind of...):
ladies' slipper; lady's-slipper; lady's slipper; lady-slipper; lady slipper; slipper orchid (any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden)