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cypripedium

cyp·ri·pe·di·um
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sip-ruh-pee-dee-uh m]
    • /ˌsɪp rəˈpi di əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sip-ruh-pee-dee-uh m]
    • /ˌsɪp rəˈpi di əm/

Definitions of cypripedium word

  • noun cypripedium any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip 3
  • noun cypripedium any cultivated tropical orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum, having yellow, green, or brownish-purple waxy flowers 3
  • noun cypripedium any of a genus (Cypripedium) of soil-rooted orchids of the North Temperate Zone, with flat leaves and white, yellow, or rosy-purple flowers, each having a pouchlike lip petal; lady-slipper 3
  • noun cypripedium any of various cultivated species (genus Paphiopedilum) of tropical orchids with fleshy, folded leaves and green, yellow, or brown-purple flowers of waxy texture 3
  • noun cypripedium any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers. 1
  • noun cypripedium An orchid of a genus that comprises the lady’s slippers. 1
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Origin of cypripedium

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin Cypri(a) Venus + -pedi- -ped + -um neuter ending

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Parts of speech for Cypripedium

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cypripedium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • moccasin flower

    the lady's-slipper.

  • lady's-slipper

    any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.

  • ram's-head lady's-slipper

    a rare, slender-stemmed orchid, Cypripedium arietinum, of northeastern North America, that has crimson-streaked, whitish-lipped flowers with purple sepals and grows in moist soil.

  • yellow lady's-slipper

    a showy orchid, Cypripedium calceolus, of eastern North America, having purple-tinged yellow flowers with an inflated lip petal.
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