calceolaria

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”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/, /ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə

calceolaria (plural calceolarias)

1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.

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

calceolaria f (plural calceolarie)

1. slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)