cypripedium

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noun

A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.

Origintranslingual Cypripedium →
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Meanings

nouncypripedium (plural cypripediums)

plural cypripediums

  1. biologyA member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.

    The cyprepedium from South America is supposed to be of larger size and brighter colours than that from North America […].

    1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 201

Origin

  1. translingualCypripedium
  2. Englishcypripedium

From translingual Cypripedium (genus name).

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APA

cypripedium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypripedium

MLA

“cypripedium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypripedium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cypripedium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypripedium.

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