calceolaria Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

cal`ce*o*la"ri*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plant, biought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.

Webster 1913