calceolaria

/,kælsiə'leəriə/

Thân thiện

The gardener planted bright calceolaria in the flowerbed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flowering garden plant: A calceolaria is any of various garden plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, characterized by showy flowers with a large, inflated, pouch-like or slipper-shaped lower lip.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The bright yellow calceolaria added a splash of color to the flower bed.
  • She received a potted calceolaria as a gift.

Advanced Usage

• Horticultural context: The term is used specifically in botany and gardening to refer to these ornamental plants, often grown in containers or as bedding plants for their unique and colorful blooms.
  • The greenhouse specializes in cultivating rare calceolaria hybrids.

Variants and Related Words

• Genus Calceolaria: The botanical genus name to which these plants belong.
• Slipperwort: A common name sometimes used for calceolaria, referring to the slipper-like shape of its flowers.

Synonyms

• Pocketbook flower: Another common name for calceolaria.
• Slipper flower: A descriptive synonym highlighting the flower's shape.

Related Phrases

• Calceolaria species: Refers to the different types within the genus.
  • The exhibit featured several calceolaria species from South America.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

Từ đồng nghĩa

• slipperwort