单词 | slipperwort |
释义 | slipperwort[ slip-er-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˈslɪp ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / nounany of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers. Origin of slipperwortFirst recorded in 1810–20; slipper1 + wort2 Words nearby slipperwortslipper chair, slipperette, slipper foot, slipper satin, slipper sock, slipperwort, slippery, slippery as an eel, slippery dick, slippery dip, slippery elm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for slipperwortslipperwort / (ˈslɪpəˌwɜːt) / nounanother name for calceolaria Word Origin for slipperwortC19: so called because of the slipper-like shape of the flower Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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