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calceolaria definition

cal·ceo·la·ria (kal′sē ə ler′ē ə)

noun

any of a large genus (Calceolaria) of South American plants of the figwort family, bearing colorful, slipper-shaped flowers

Etymology: ModL < L calceolarius, shoemaker < calceolus, dim. of calceus: see calceiform

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