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[syn: calceolaria, slipperwort]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
calceolaria \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
calceolaria
n 1: any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers
with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn:
calceolaria, slipperwort]