calceiform

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US/ˈkælsiːəfɔɹm/UK/ˈkalsiːɪfɔːm/

adjective

Shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe.

Similar
calceolate
OriginLatin calceus ← French calcéiforme →
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Meanings

adjectivecalceiform (comparative more calceiform, superlative most calceiform)

comparative more calceiform · superlative most calceiform

  1. biologyShoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof slipper-shaped blossoms

Similar
calceolate
Also see
calceolate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcalcéiforme
  2. Latincalceus“calceus, footwear”
  3. Englishcalceiform

From Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + English -form (“-shaped”) after the model of French calcéiforme.

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APA

calceiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calceiform

MLA

“calceiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calceiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calceiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calceiform.

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