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calcarea carbonica
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calceolaria

cal·ce·o·lar·i·a [ kàlssee ə lérree ə ] (plural cal·ce·o·lar·i·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical American plant: a small plant, often grown as a houseplant. Flowers: speckled, slipper-shaped. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Calceolaria.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin,< Latin calceolus "little shoe"]
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