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moccasin flower
noun
- the lady's-slipper.
- a cypripedium, Cypripedium acaule, of the U.S.
moccasin flower
noun
- any of several North American orchids of the genus Cypripedium with a pink solitary flower See also lady's-slipper cypripedium
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Origin of moccasin flower1
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
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The yellow moccasin flower is the whippoorwill's shoe.
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The English call it lady's-slipper; the Indians know it as the moccasin flower.
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So she cried out aloud in her gratitude: ‘Oh, the moccasin flower! the moccasin flower!’ and ever since then this shoe-like blossom has been beloved of all the children in the world.
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From its name—Minnesota—to its floral emblem—the moccasin flower—the State everywhere bears the impress of former occupation.
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On the reverse side are the words, "Presented by the State of Minnesota to——," encircled by a wreath of moccasin flowers, which is the flower of the state.
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