lady's slipper

noun

Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.

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slipper orchidlady's slipper orchidlady's-slipperlady-slipperlady slipperladies' slipper
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Meanings

nounlady's slipper (plural lady's slippers)

plural lady's slippers · alternative lady slipper · alternative archaic ladies' slipper · alternative archaic ladies'-slipper

  1. Any member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.

    Synonyms: slipper orchid, lady's slipper orchid

  2. Any member of the species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.

    Synonyms: slipper orchid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.

Similar
slipper orchidlady's slipper orchid

nounAny member of the species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.

Similar
slipper orchid

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden

Similar
lady's-slipperlady-slipperlady slipperladies' slipperslipper orchid
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant
Also see
slipper orchid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian венерино чехълче
  • венерино чехълче (venerino čehălče)Cypripedium calceolus
Danish fruesko, fruesko
  • frueskoorchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae
  • frueskoCypripedium calceolus
Finnish tikankonttikasvi, tikankontti
  • tikankonttikasviorchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae
  • tikankonttiCypripedium calceolus
German Frauenschuh, Gelber Frauenschuh
  • Frauenschuhorchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae
  • Gelber FrauenschuhCypripedium calceolus
Polish obuwik, obuwik pospolity
  • obuwikorchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae
  • obuwik pospolityCypripedium calceolus
Romanian papucul-doamnei
  • papucul-doamneiCypripedium calceolus
Turkish Venüs çarığı, sarı Venüs çarığı
  • Venüs çarığıorchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae
  • sarı Venüs çarığıCypripedium calceolus
Welsh esgid Fair
  • esgid FairCypripedium calceolus
Cite this entry
APA

lady's slipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20slipper

MLA

“lady's slipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20slipper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lady's slipper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20slipper.

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