calceiform

calceolate (ˈkælsɪəˌleɪt)

/ (ˈkælsɪɪˌfɔːm, kælˈsiː-) /


adjective
  1. botany shaped like a shoe or slipper

Origin of calceiform

1
C19: from Latin calceus shoe

Words Nearby calceiform

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How to use calceiform in a sentence

  • Calceolate or calceiform, slipper-shaped, like one petal of the Lady's Slipper.