calceolaria

See also: Calceolaria

English

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”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/, /ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/

Noun

calceolaria (plural calceolarias)

(botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.

References

“calceolaria, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2023.

Italian

Noun

calceolaria f (plural calceolarie)

slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)

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