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lady-slipper vs mountain lady's slipper

mountain lady's slipper vs lady-slipper

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lady-slipper Yes No No No
mountain lady's slipper Yes No No No
As nouns, mountain lady's slipper is a hyponym of lady-slipper; that is, mountain 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
  • mountain lady's slipper: leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming
lady-slipper (noun) mountain lady's slipper (noun)
any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming
Difference between lady-slipper and mountain lady's slipper

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