Genus Cypripedium (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Cypripedium lady's slippers are usually native to North America, Europe, and temperate Asia.
- Cypripedium acaule is a unique type of stemless lady's slipper within the genus Cypripedium.
- Over time, the classification system has moved species out of the genus Cypripedium into the genus Dendrobium.
- Some species previously classified as genus Paphiopedilum are sometimes being reclassified back to genus Cypripedium.
- One of the distinguishing characteristics of the genus Cypripedium orchids is their slipper-shaped petal structures.