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cypripedium
CIDE DICTIONARY
cypripedium, n. [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.].
A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cypripedium, n. any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, esp. the lady's slipper.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk Kupris Aphrodite + pedilon slipper
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