ram's-head lady's-slipper

ram's-head lady's-slipper
/ramz"hed'/
a rare, slender-stemmed orchid, Cypripedium arietinum, of northeastern North America, that has crimson-streaked, whitish-lipped flowers with purple sepals and grows in moist soil.
[1865-70]

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  • ram's-head lady's slipper — noun orchid of northern North America having a brownish green flower and red and white lip suggestive of a ram s head • Syn: ↑ram s head, ↑Cypripedium arietinum • Hypernyms: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper orchid …   Useful english dictionary

  • ram's-head lady's-slipper — /ramz hed / a rare, slender stemmed orchid, Cypripedium arietinum, of northeastern North America, that has crimson streaked, whitish lipped flowers with purple sepals and grows in moist soil. [1865 70] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ram's-head — noun orchid of northern North America having a brownish green flower and red and white lip suggestive of a ram s head • Syn: ↑ram s head lady s slipper, ↑Cypripedium arietinum • Hypernyms: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper …   Useful english dictionary

  • lady's slipper — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • …   Useful english dictionary

  • slipper orchid — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • …   Useful english dictionary

  • lady-slipper — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady s slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • …   Useful english dictionary

  • ladies' slipper — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑slipper orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cypripedium arietinum — Ram s Head Lady s Slipper Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Cypripedium — Slipper orchids Showy lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Cypripedium arietinum — ID 24843 Symbol Key CYAR5 Common Name ram s head lady s slipper Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, VT, WI Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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