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lady-slipper vs clustered lady's slipper

clustered lady's slipper vs lady-slipper

lady-slipper and clustered lady's slipper both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lady-slipper Yes No No No
clustered lady's slipper Yes No No No
As nouns, clustered lady's slipper is a hyponym of lady-slipper; that is, clustered lady's slipper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lady-slipper:
  • lady-slipper: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
  • clustered lady's slipper: clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado
lady-slipper (noun) clustered lady's slipper (noun)
any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado
Difference between lady-slipper and clustered lady's slipper

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