moccasin flower

/ˌmɑkəsən ˌflaʊər/
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Other forms: moccasin flowers

Definitions of moccasin flower
  1. noun
    once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
    synonyms: Cypripedium acaule, nerveroot
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    type of:
    ladies' slipper, lady's slipper, lady-slipper, slipper orchid
    any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
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