CYPRIPEDIUM


Meaning of CYPRIPEDIUM in English

/sip'reuh pee"dee euhm/ , n.

any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers.

[ 1765-75; Cypri ( a ) Venus + -pedi- -PED + -um neut. ending ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .