[kal-see-uh-lair-ee-uh] 
| any plant of the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, various species of which are cultivated for their slipperlike flowers. |
| cal·ce·o·lar·i·a (kāl'sē-ə-lâr'ē-ə) n. Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria native from Mexico to South America and widely cultivated for their showy, speckled, slipper-shaped flowers. Also called slipper flower, slipperwort. [New Latin Calceolāria, genus name, from Latin calceolus, small shoe; see calceolate.] |
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