slipperwort
slipperwort · slipperworts
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowersAny of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
Origin
From slipper + wort.From slipper + wort.
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Forms
plural: slipperworts| Singular | slipperwort |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip:calceolaria
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcalceolate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable