lady's slipper

English

A lady's slipper of the genus Paphiopedilum

Cypripedium calceolus

Alternative forms

• lady slipper (rare, proscribed)

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

2. The type species of this subfamily, Cypripedium calceolus.

   Synonym: slipper orchid

Usage notes

• The subfamily Cypripedioideae of Orchidaceae, was formerly regarded a taxonomic family, Cypripediaceae.

Derived terms

• Kentucky lady's slipper
• Southern lady's slipper
• yellow lady's slipper

Translations

orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae

• Cherokee: ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎵᏙ (anigeya tsunalasulido)
• Danish: fruesko c
• Finnish: tikankonttikasvi
• German: Frauenschuh (de) m
• Polish: obuwik m
• Turkish: Venüs çarığı

Cypripedium calceolus

• Bulgarian: венерино чехълче n (venerino čehǎlče)
• Danish: fruesko c
• Finnish: tikankontti (fi)
• German: Gelber Frauenschuh m
• Polish: obuwik pospolity m
• Romanian: papucul-doamnei (ro) m
• Turkish: sarı Venüs çarığı