CYPRIPEDIUM


Meaning of CYPRIPEDIUM in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.