[ ˌsɪprɪ'pi:dɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) an orchid of a genus which comprises the lady's slippers. [Genus Cypripedium .]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk Kupris 'Aphrodite' + pedilon 'slipper'.
[ ˌsɪprɪ'pi:dɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) an orchid of a genus which comprises the lady's slippers. [Genus Cypripedium .]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk Kupris 'Aphrodite' + pedilon 'slipper'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004