calceolarian.
/ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə//ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/ Botany.
‘Slipper-flower’ or ‘slipper-wort’; a genus of Scrophulariaceæ native to South America, the flower of which has some resemblance to a broad-toed slipper.
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1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 324 Cuttings of Calceolarias, Fuchsias, Linums, and Pelargoniums, should now be planted in a shady border.
1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 35 The scentless flame of the geraniums and calceolarias.
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