(n)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.fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa
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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 ]