paphiopedilum

Noun
  1. Horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids;
    Southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands;
    Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium (synset 112095996)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: venus' slipper, venus's shoe, venus's slipper - any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
    belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    same as: genus paphiopedilum

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