Cypripedium
- noun
- /ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdiəm/
- Specialized
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Cypripedium
- Conservationists are working to protect wild populations of Cypripedium from habitat loss.
Examples
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Many species of Cypripedium are native to the temperate forests of North America.
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Look at that stunning Cypripedium over there!
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The Cypripedium is prized by gardeners for its unique slipper-shaped flowers.
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The Cypripedium blooms beautifully in the spring.
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The garden featured several beautiful Cypripedium varieties, known for their unique slipper-shaped flowers.
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During the spring, Cypripedium orchids bloom and attract many nature enthusiasts to the area.
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The rare Cypripedium species can be found in shaded woodland areas, often thriving in rich soil.
Synonyms
An orchid with a flower that has a pouch like a slipper
A wildflower with a pouch-shaped lower petal that grows in shaded woods
A wild orchid with a large pouch-shaped lower petal like a slipper
A wild North American orchid with a pouch-shaped lower petal that is hard to grow in gardens
A wild orchid that has a pouch-shaped lower petal like a small shoe
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild orchid with pale pink pouch-shaped flowers that grows in wet places
- Specialized
A pink orchid that grows in shaded woods in eastern North America
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A pale pink wild orchid with a pouch-like lip from northeastern America
- Specialized
A small wild orchid with a red-and-white pouch that looks like a ram's head
- Specialized
An orchid with dark red to purple-brown flowers and a bright yellow slipper-shaped lip
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A wild orchid found in eastern and central North America with yellow slipper-shaped flowers
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A rare orchid with yellow-green flowers and white pouch-like petals that grows near streams in northern California and Oregon
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An orchid from western North America with short stems in groups and pouch-like flowers spotted with purple
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A wild lady's slipper orchid with white and purple flowers that grows in northwest North America
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An orchid with dark red flowers and a yellow slipper-shaped lip
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Cypripedium comes from Greek parts Cypris, a name for the goddess of love linked to Cyprus, and pedilon 'slipper', so it literally means 'Cypris's slipper'. That's why these orchids are called lady's slippers and have a pouch shaped like a small shoe.
