- moccasin flower
- noun Date: 1680 any of several lady's slippers (genus Cypripedium); especially a once common woodland orchid (C. acaule) of eastern North America with pink or white moccasin-shaped flowers
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Moccasin flower — moccasin moc ca*sin, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written {moccason}.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moccasin flower — ☆ moccasin flower n. CYPRIPEDIUM (sense 1) … English World dictionary
moccasin flower — 1. the lady s slipper. 2. a cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, of the U.S. [1670 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
moccasin flower — moc′casin flow er n. 1) pln lady s slipper 2) pln a cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, of the U.S • Etymology: 1670–80, amer … From formal English to slang
moccasin flower — noun once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America • Syn: ↑nerveroot, ↑Cypripedium acaule • Hypernyms: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ladies slipper, ↑slipper orchid … Useful english dictionary
moccasin — moc ca*sin, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written {moccason}.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moccasin (disambiguation) — A Moccasin is a form of shoe worn by Native Americans, as well as by hunters, traders, and settlers in the frontier regions of North America. Moccasin may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 Plants 3 Ships 4 Snakes … Wikipedia
flower — Synonyms and related words: Chinese lantern, Christmas rose, Eglantine, acacia, advance, androecium, anther, arrowhead, asiaticism, aster, attain majority, axiom, azalea, batten, bead, bear fruit, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, best, bleeding… … Moby Thesaurus
yellow moccasin flower — noun or yellow noah s ark Usage: usually capitalized N : a yellow lady s slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) … Useful english dictionary
cottonmouth water moccasin — moccasin moc ca*sin, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written {moccason}.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
