"lady's slipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lady's slippers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lady's slipper (plural lady's slippers)
  1. Any orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates. Synonyms: slipper orchid, lady's slipper orchid Translations (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae): ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎵᏙ (anigeya tsunalasulido) (Cherokee), fruesko [common-gender] (Danish), tikankonttikasvi (Finnish), Frauenschuh [masculine] (German), obuwik [masculine] (Polish), Venüs çarığı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lady's_slipper-en-noun-5ioiqJ-P Disambiguation of 'orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae': 83 17
  2. The type species of this subfamily, Cypripedium calceolus. Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Orchids Synonyms: slipper orchid, lady slipper [proscribed, rare] Derived forms: Kentucky lady's slipper, Southern lady's slipper, yellow lady's slipper Translations (Cypripedium calceolus): венерино чехълче (venerino čehǎlče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fruesko [common-gender] (Danish), tikankontti (Finnish), Gelber Frauenschuh [masculine] (German), obuwik pospolity [masculine] (Polish), papucul-doamnei [masculine] (Romanian), sarı Venüs çarığı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lady's_slipper-en-noun-JAPpImwt Disambiguation of Flowers: 21 79 Disambiguation of Orchids: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'Cypripedium calceolus': 14 86

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