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| cal·ce·o·lar·i·a [ kàlssee ə lérree ə ] (plural cal·ce·o·lar·i·as) |
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tropical American plant: a small plant, often grown as a houseplant. Flowers: speckled, slipper-shaped. Native to: tropical America. Genus Calceolaria.
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| [Late 18th century. < modern Latin,< Latin calceolus "little shoe"] |
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