In the taper-lit, perhaps pre-sixteeth-century room - a piece of Laughing and Triumphing needlework in the style of Rubens completely hid the walls - the capacious oval of the dinner-table, crowned by a monteith bowl filled with slipper-orchids, showed agreeably enough.
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slipper orchid — n. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden. Syn: lady s slipper, lady s slipper, lady slipper. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slipper orchid — noun any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden • Syn: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • … Useful english dictionary
slipper orchid — noun another term for lady s slipper … English new terms dictionary
pink lady's-slipper orchid — žemoji klumpaitė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gegužraibinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Cypripedium acaule), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cypripedium acaule angl. mocassin flower; pink lady s slipper orchid šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Orchid Conservation Coalition — Founder(s) Mark Sullivan Type Non profit Founded … Wikipedia
slipper plant — noun any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot shaped bracts • Syn: ↑slipper spurge • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑candelilla, ↑Pedilanthus bracteatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
orchid family — noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers • Syn: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
orchid family — the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form… … Universalium
orchid — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. epiphyte, flower, *moccasin, *lady s slipper, *puttyroot, *Adam and Eve. see flower … English dictionary for students
Lady's Slipper — Taxobox name = Lady s Slipper Orchids image width = 250px image caption = An orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae subfamilia = Cypripedioideae… … Wikipedia
