# calceolaria

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the genus Calceolaria.

## 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”).

## Source
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