calceolaria en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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”), , from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
Meanings
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Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.
Such well-fed creatures he declared he had never met—no, not even excepting the ones that, gorged with his own calceolarias, had met his stricken gaze only a few mornings back.
1907, Ethel Turner, The Day of the Snail:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calceolarias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
it calceolaria (Translations) · ru кальцеоля́рия (Translations) · el καλσεολαρία (Translations)