transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsi-prə-ˈpē-dē-əm ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus + -pedium (modification of Greek pedilon sandal)
Date: 1807
1. : any of a genus ( Cypripedium ) of Eurasian and North American terrestrial orchids having large usually showy drooping flowers with the lip inflated or pouched — compare lady's slipper
2. : any of a genus ( Paphiopedalum ) of widely cultivated Asian orchids