Definition of moccasin
moc´ca`sin
n.
1.
A
shoe
made
of
deerskin
,
or
other
soft
leather
,
the
sole
and
upper
part
being
one
piece
.
It
is
the
customary
shoe
worn
by
the
American
Indians
.
2.
(Zool.)
A
poisonous
snake
of
the
Southern
United
States
.
The
water
moccasin
(
Ancistrodon
piscivorus
syn
.
Agkistrodon
piscivorus
,
also
called
cottonmouth
and
cottonmouth
water
moccasin
)
is
usually
found
in
or
near
water
.
Above
,
it
is
olive
brown
,
barred
with
black
;
beneath
,
it
is
brownish
yellow
,
mottled
with
darker
.
The
upland
moccasin
is
Ancistrodon
atrofuscus
.
They
resemble
rattlesnakes
,
but
are
without
rattles
.
Moccasin flower
(Bot.)
a
species
of
lady
'
s
slipper
(
Cypripedium
acaule
)
found
in
North
America
.
The
lower
petal
is
two
inches
long
,
and
forms
a
rose-colored
moccasin-shaped
pouch
.
It
grows
in
rich
woods
under
coniferous
trees
.
Related Words
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,
moccasins
,
shoe
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