n.
Pronunciation: ˌ si-pr ə - ' p ē -d ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus + -pedium (modif. of Greek pedilon sandal)
Date: 1807
1 : any of a genus ( Cypripedium ) of Eurasian and No. 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