1. genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum; [syn: Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Cypripedium
n 1: genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids:
lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus
Paphiopedilum [syn: Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium]