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calceiform

/ ˈkælsɪɪˌfɔːm; ˈkælsɪəˌleɪt; kælˈsiː- /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like a shoe or slipper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of calceiform1

C19: from Latin calceus shoe
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Example Sentences

Calceolate or Calceiform, slipper-shaped, like one petal of the Lady's Slipper.

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