CALCEOLARIA


Meaning of CALCEOLARIA in English

ˌkalsēəˈla(a)rēə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin calceolus small shoe (diminutive of calceus shoe, from calc-, calx, heel) + New Latin -aria — more at calk

1. capitalized : a large genus of tropical American plants (family Scrophulariaceae) with highly irregular 2-parted showy flowers having a small upper lip and a large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

2. -s : any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria — called also slipperwort

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