calceolate Hear it!

calceolate definition

cal·ceo·late (kal′sē ə lāt′)

adjective

Bot. shaped like a slipper, as the large, middle petal of an orchid

Etymology: < L calceolus (see calceolaria) + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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