calceolate

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UK/ˈkalsɪəleɪt/

adjective

Slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.

Similar
calceiform
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Meanings

adjectivecalceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)

comparative more calceolate · superlative most calceolate

  1. biologySlipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof slipper-shaped blossoms

Similar
calceiform
Also see
calceiform

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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