Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Either of two species of Cypripedium, C. acaule and C. hirsutum.

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Examples

  • Scutaro received a nerve-root injection Monday to lessen the pain he's felt because of a pinched nerve in his neck.

    Boston Red Sox News 2010

  • Scutaro received a nerve-root injection Monday to lessen the pain he's felt because of a pinched nerve in his neck.

    Boston Red Sox News Quinn Roberts 2010

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