CALCEIFORM

calceolate, calceiform

(adjective) of slipper-shaped blossoms; “the calceiform lip of certain orchids”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

calceiform (comparative more calceiform, superlative most calceiform)

Having the shape of a slipper or shoe

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"ce*i*form`, a. Etym: [L. calceus shoe + -form.] (Bot.)

Definition: Shaped like a plipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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