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    SHOWY LADY'S-SLIPPER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lipplay

    Synonyms:

    common lady's-slipper; Cypripedium album; Cypripedium reginae; showy lady's-slipper; showy lady slipper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("showy lady's-slipper" is a kind of...):

    ladies' slipper; lady's-slipper; lady's slipper; lady-slipper; lady slipper; slipper orchid (any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden)

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