calceolaria
/,kælsiə'leəriə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A flowering garden plant: A calceolaria is any of various garden plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, characterized by showy flowers with a large, inflated, pouch-like or slipper-shaped lower lip.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The bright yellow calceolaria added a splash of color to the flower bed.
- She received a potted calceolaria as a gift.
Advanced Usage
- Horticultural context: The term is used specifically in botany and gardening to refer to these ornamental plants, often grown in containers or as bedding plants for their unique and colorful blooms.
- The greenhouse specializes in cultivating rare calceolaria hybrids.
Variants and Related Words
- Genus Calceolaria: The botanical genus name to which these plants belong.
- Slipperwort: A common name sometimes used for calceolaria, referring to the slipper-like shape of its flowers.
Synonyms
- Pocketbook flower: Another common name for calceolaria.
- Slipper flower: A descriptive synonym highlighting the flower's shape.
Related Phrases
- Calceolaria species: Refers to the different types within the genus.
- The exhibit featured several calceolaria species from South America.
Noun
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any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
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