Calceolaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  calceolaria \cal`ce*o*la"ri*a\
     (k[a^]l`s[-e]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L.
     calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus
     shoe.] (Bot.)
     A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from
     South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower,


     often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its
     name.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calceolaria
       n : any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers
           with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn: {slipperwort}]