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    FAIRY-SLIPPER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leafplay

    Synonyms:

    calypso; Calypso bulbosa; fairy-slipper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("fairy-slipper" is a kind of...):

    orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

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