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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FISSILE

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