lady's-slipper
- noun
- /ˈleɪdizˌslɪpər/
- US
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zapato de dama
- Botanists are studying the lady's-slipper to understand its unique pollination process.
- yellow lady's-slipper
- lady's-slipper orchid
Examples
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The yellow lady's-slipper is a rare flower that can be found in shaded woodland areas.
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Gardeners often admire the unique pouch shape of the lady's-slipper, though it is tricky to cultivate.
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On our hike, we found several blooming lady's-slippers along the shaded trail.
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The rare lady's-slipper was spotted growing deep in the forest preserve.
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Look at that beautiful lady's-slipper!
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I saw a lady's-slipper in the garden.
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In spring, the lady's-slipper blooms with its distinctive pouchlike structure that attracts pollinators.
Synonyms
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A North American wildflower with a slipper-shaped lower petal
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A wild orchid with a pouch-shaped lower petal that is hard to grow in gardens
A group of orchid plants with slipper-shaped flowers
An orchid with a flower that has a pouch like a slipper
A wild orchid that has a pouch-shaped lower petal like a small shoe
A wild North American orchid with a pouch-shaped lower petal that is hard to grow in gardens
A wild orchid with a large pouch-shaped lower petal like a slipper
A pink forest flower shaped like a slipper
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lady's-slipper comes from the way the flower's pouch looks like a small woman's shoe. The part slipper means 'soft shoe', so people pictured a 'lady's slipper', and that is why the name now means a wildflower with a pouch-shaped lip.