calceolaria
See also: Calceolaria
English edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Calceolaria, the genus of slipperworts, from Latin calceolus (“slipper, little shoe”) + -āria (“-ary: forming plant names”), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (“-ole: forming diminutives”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/, /ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/
Noun edit
calceolaria (plural calceolarias)
- (botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.
References edit
- “calceolaria, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2023.
Italian edit
Noun edit
calceolaria f (plural calceolarie)
- slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)