calceiform Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of slipper-shaped blossoms
    calceolate.
    • the calceiform lip of certain orchids

WordNet


Cal"ce*i*form` adjective
Etymology
L. calceus shoe + -form.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Shaped like a plipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate.

Webster 1913