slipper orchid vs common lady's-slipper

common lady's-slipper vs slipper orchid

slipper orchid and common lady's-slipper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slipper orchid	Yes	No	No	No
common lady's-slipper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, common lady's-slipper is a hyponym of slipper orchid; that is, common lady's-slipper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slipper orchid:

slipper orchid: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
common lady's-slipper: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip

Other hyponyms of slipper orchid include Cypripedium acaule, moccasin flower, nerveroot, Cypripedium album, Cypripedium reginae, showy lady's-slipper, showy lady slipper, Cypripedium arietinum, ram's-head, ram's-head lady's slipper, Cypripedium calceolus, Cypripedium parviflorum, yellow lady's slipper, yellow lady-slipper, California lady's slipper, Cypripedium californicum, clustered lady's slipper, Cypripedium fasciculatum, Cypripedium montanum, mountain lady's slipper.

slipper orchid (noun)	common lady's-slipper (noun)
any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden	pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip

Difference between slipper orchid and common lady's-slipper

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