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)

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

Translations

Translations

• Italian: calceolaria f
• Russian: кальцеоля́рия (ru) f (kalʹceoljárija)

References

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

Italian

Noun

calceolaria f (plural calceolarie)

1. slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)