ram's-head lady's-slipper

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noun 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. 1

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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