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Meaning of lady's slipper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
Any of species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.

Equivalents

Deutsch Frauenschuh Gelber Frauenschuh

Suomi tikankontti tikankonttikasvi

Polski obuwik

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

lady's smock lady's thimble lady's thumb lady's traces lady's woman Ladybank