ALL meanings of lady's-slipper
la·dy's-slip·per
L l - noun 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. 1
- noun lady's-slipper any of several other related plants having similar flowers, as of the genera Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium. 1
- noun lady's-slipper botany: orchid 1
- noun lady's-slipper any of various orchids of the Eurasian genus Cypripedium, esp C. calceolus, having reddish or purple flowers 0