1. genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers; [syn: Phragmipedium, genus Phragmipedium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Phragmipedium
n 1: genus of tropical American orchid species often included in
genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady
slippers [syn: Phragmipedium, genus Phragmipedium]