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Definition of lady's slippers

lady's slippers

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The plural form of lady's slipper; any of various terrestrial or epiphytic orchids of the subfamily Cypripedioideae (especially the genus Cypripedium), native to temperate and tropical regions, characterized by showy, solitary or clustered flowers with an inflated, pouch-shaped lip petal resembling a slipper that traps pollinating insects.

Example

"While hiking through the shaded woodland bog, we spotted a small cluster of pink lady's slippers blooming in the damp moss."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Lady's slippers. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/lady's-slippers
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