SHOWY LADY'S-SLIPPER

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Meaning:

Pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip

Synonyms:

common lady's-slipper; Cypripedium album; Cypripedium reginae; showy lady's-slipper; showy lady slipper

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("showy lady's-slipper" 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)

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