SLIPPERWORT


Meaning of SLIPPERWORT in English

/slip"euhr werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.

[ 1810-20; SLIPPER 1 + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .