CALCEOLARIA
calceolaria, slipperwort
(noun) any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
calceolaria (plural calceolarias)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.
Source: Wiktionary
cal`ce*o*la"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plant, biought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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