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Calceolaria

Calceolaria Meaning & Definition
Calceolaria Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calceolaria?

[n] any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

Synonyms | Synonyms for Calceolaria: slipperwort

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See Also | flower | genus Calceolaria

Calceolaria In Webster's Dictionary

\cal`ce*o*la"ri*a\ (k[a^]l`s[-e]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe.] (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.

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