| 单词 | slipperwort |
| 释义 | slipperwort in British English (ˈslɪpəˌwɜːt) noun another name for calceolaria Word origin C19: so called because of the slipper-like shape of the flowercalceolaria in British English (ˌkælsɪəˈlɛərɪə) noun any tropical American scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Calceolaria: cultivated for its speckled slipper-shaped flowers Also called: slipperwort Word origin C18: from Latin calceolus small shoe, from calceusslipperwort in American English (ˈslɪpərˌwɜːrt, -ˌwɔrt) noun any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers Word origin [1810–20; slipper1 + wort2]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, dominance, dynamic, knockout, nihilism |
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