yellow lady-slipper
- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ ˈleɪdiˌslɪpər/
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zapato de dama amarillo
- We spotted a yellow lady-slipper blooming along the shaded forest path.
Examples
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The yellow lady-slipper is protected in some areas due to its rarity.
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Gardeners often admire the unique shape and color of the yellow lady-slipper.
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The yellow lady-slipper is a rare orchid.
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Look at that yellow lady-slipper!
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The yellow lady-slipper is known for its striking yellow flowers and unique pouch-like structure.
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After a hike, we were thrilled to find a yellow lady-slipper in the wildflowers.
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Many people travel to see the yellow lady-slipper during its blooming season in spring.
Synonyms
A yellow orchid with a slipper-shaped lower petal that grows in woods
An orchid with dark red flowers and a yellow slipper-shaped lip
An orchid with dark red to purple-brown flowers and a bright yellow slipper-shaped lip
A wild orchid found in eastern and central North America with yellow slipper-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
yellow + lady-slipper
The color element 'yellow' is fully transparent, and the compound 'lady-slipper' literally suggests something shaped like a lady's slipper, so a learner could plausibly infer a slipper-shaped object of that color. However, the specific botanical meaning — that it denotes a particular orchid species with a pouch-like lip — is specialized world knowledge not directly predictable from the parts, so the phrase is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Yellow lady-slipper is named for the flower's color and shape. The lower petal makes a yellow pouch that looks like a small shoe, so people called it a lady-slipper, and that's why the name means 'a type of orchid' today.
