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Calceolaria
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Calceolaria: 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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