lady-slipper
- n any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
lady beetle
- n small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
lady chapel
- n a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
lady crab
- n brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
lady day
- n a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
lady diana frances spencer
- n English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
lady emma hamilton
- n English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
lady fern
- n most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage
lady friend
- n a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
lady godiva
- n according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
lady jane grey
- n Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
lady of pleasure
- n a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
lady of the house
- n a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
lady palm
- n any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants