Hypernyms for "lady-slipper"
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California lady''s slipper
clustered lady''s slipper
common lady''s-slipper
Cypripedium acaule
Cypripedium album
Cypripedium arietinum
Cypripedium calceolus
Cypripedium californicum
Cypripedium fasciculatum
Cypripedium montanum
Cypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium reginae
moccasin flower
mountain lady''s slipper
nerveroot
ram''s-head
ram''s-head lady''s slipper
showy lady slipper
showy lady''s-slipper
yellow lady''s slipper
yellow lady-slipper
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.