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calceolaria

calceolaria

1 9.9
A garden plant with bright, slipper-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
: calceolaria
  • The vibrant flowers of the calceolaria brighten up many spring gardens.

Examples

  • She planted a variety of calceolarias along the patio for their unusual appearance.

  • A single calceolaria can be the focal point in a flower arrangement.

  • The calceolaria blooms beautifully in spring.

  • My grandmother loves her calceolarias in the garden.

  • In spring, my garden was filled with colorful calceolaria blooms that attracted many bees.

  • The calceolaria plant's unique slipper-shaped flowers make it a popular choice among gardeners.

  • For a vibrant display, consider combining calceolaria with other shade-loving flowers.

Synonyms

slipperwort
vscalceolaria
  • Specialized
9.9

A garden plant with flowers that have a large slipper-shaped lower part

is the formal genus name for the same plant

Surface Forms

calceolaria singular
calceolarias plural

Etymology

Calceolaria comes from the Latin calceolus meaning 'little shoe', from calceus 'shoe', because the plant's lower petal looks like a small slipper. So you can remember calceolaria by thinking of a bright little 'shoe' or 'slipper' flower in the garden.