calceolaria
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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.
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References
- “calceolaria, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.
Italian
Noun
calceolaria f (plural calceolarie)
- slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)