fairy slipper
/ˈfɛri ˌslɪpər/
noun
- A small, delicate orchid (genus Calypso) that grows in cool, damp forests, with a single pink or purple flower shaped like a slipper.
- While hiking in the Pacific Northwest, we spotted a fairy-slipper blooming beside a mossy log.
- The fairy-slipper is a protected wildflower in many national parks.
- She painted a watercolor of a fairy-slipper for her botany class.