[cyp.ri.pe.di.um] n [NL, genus name, fr. LL Cypris, a name for Venus + Gk pedilon sandal] (1813) 1: any of a genus (Cypripedium) of Eurasian and No. American terrestrial orchids having large usu. showy drooping flowers with the lip inflated or pouched--compare lady's slipper
2: any of a genus (Paphiopedalum) of widely cultivated Asian orchids