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    YELLOW LADY-SLIPPER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japanplay

    Synonyms:

    Cypripedium calceolus; Cypripedium parviflorum; yellow lady's slipper; yellow lady-slipper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("yellow lady-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)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yellow lady-slipper"):

    Cypripedium calceolus pubescens; large yellow lady's slipper (plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers)

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