DCHP-3

moccasin flower†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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one of several varieties of lady's slipper, as Cypripedium acaule or C. parviflorum.

See: Indian moccasin(def. 2),Indian shoe(def. 2),Indian slipper(def. 2),moccasin slipper(def. 2)

Quotations

1832
I am told the spring and summer produce . . . the orange lilly . . . the moccasin flower or ladies' slipper. . . .
1923
Like the fragile pink Moccasin Flower or Lady's Slipper, surprised in cloistered ravines near, it will not survive transportation.
1930
LADY ' S SLIPPER, STEMLESS. Moccasin Flower. Cypripedium acaule. Per. June-July. Moist Places. Slightly fragrant. The most common Lady's Slipper.