[ ˌkalsɪə'lɛ:rɪə ]
■ noun a South American plant which is cultivated for its brightly coloured slipper- or pouch-shaped flowers. [Genus Calceolaria .]
Origin
C18: mod. L., from L. calceolus , dimin. of calceus 'shoe'.
[ ˌkalsɪə'lɛ:rɪə ]
■ noun a South American plant which is cultivated for its brightly coloured slipper- or pouch-shaped flowers. [Genus Calceolaria .]
Origin
C18: mod. L., from L. calceolus , dimin. of calceus 'shoe'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004