Cypripedium reginae
- noun
- Specialized
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Cypripedium reginae
- The Cypripedium reginae blooms each spring in shaded wetlands across the northeastern United States.
Examples
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Conservationists monitor local populations of Cypripedium reginae because it is threatened by habitat loss.
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Gardeners often admire the striking pouch-like flower of Cypripedium reginae.
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The Cypripedium reginae blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Look at that Cypripedium reginae!
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Gardeners often admire the striking pouch-like flower of Cypripedium reginae.
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The Cypripedium reginae blooms each spring in shaded wetlands across the northeastern United States.
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Conservationists monitor local populations of Cypripedium reginae because it is threatened by habitat loss.
Synonyms
A pale pink wild orchid with a pouch-shaped petal that grows in northeastern North America
A pale pink wild orchid with a pouch-like lower petal
A wild North American orchid with pale pink and white flowers and a large pouch
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cypripedium + reginae
This is a compositional scientific name formed from a genus (Cypripedium) plus a species epithet (reginae); a learner who knows that Cypripedium is a genus of slipper orchids will directly infer that Cypripedium reginae is a particular species of that orchid. Although reginae is Latin and may be unfamiliar, the binomial naming convention is systematic (genus + species), so the overall meaning as a species of orchid is transparently derived from the parts.
Etymology
Cypripedium reginae comes from Greek and Latin words: Cypripedium means 'lady's slipper' and reginae means 'queen'. The pale, pouch-like flower looks like a small slipper fit for a queen, so the name helps you picture and remember this showy wild orchid.
