Moccasin flower Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
    nerveroot; Cypripedium acaule.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees.

Webster 1913