fairy-slipper n 1: rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {calypso}, {fairy- slipper}, {Calypso bulbosa}]
fairy-slipper \fairy-slipper\ n. a rare north temperate bog orchid ({Calypso bulbosa}) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf. Syn: calypso, {Calypso bulbosa}. [WordNet 1.5]