calceolaria

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Calceolaria, the genus of slipperworts, from Latin calceolus (“slipper, little shoe”) + -āria (“-ary: forming plant names”), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (“-ole: forming diminutives”), , from calx (“heel”) +‎ -eus (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkalsiːəʊˈlɛːrɪə/, /ˌkalsɪəˈlɛːrɪə/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə === Noun === calceolaria (plural calceolarias) (botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria. ==== Translations ==== === References === “calceolaria, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. == Italian == === Noun === calceolaria f (plural calceolarie) slipperwort (of genus Calceolaria)