CALCEOLATE

calceolate, calceiform

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

calceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)

slipper-shaped

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"ce*o*late, a. Etym: [See Calceolaria.]

Definition: Slipper-ahaped. See Calceiform.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 June 2025

WINEBERRY

(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits


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