genus cypripedium

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   genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum

   SynonymsCypripedium

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus cypripedium

What does genus cypripedium mean?

genus cypripedium means "genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum".

What is another word for genus cypripedium?

Close synonyms include Cypripedium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cypripedium a common word?

genus cypripedium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.