yellow lady's-slipper
yellow lady's-slipper
Y y Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yel-oh ley-deez-slip-er]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yel-oh ley-deez-slip-er]
Definition of yellow lady's-slipper words
- noun yellow lady's-slipper a showy orchid, Cypripedium calceolus, of eastern North America, having purple-tinged yellow flowers with an inflated lip petal. 1
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Origin of yellow lady's-slipper
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1730-40
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Parts of speech for Yellow lady's-slipper
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yellow lady's-slipper popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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