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FAIRY-SLIPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
Synonyms:
calypso; Calypso bulbosa; fairy-slipper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fairy-slipper" is a kind of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
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