calceolate

[ kal-see-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈkæl si əˌleɪt /

adjective Botany.

having the form of a shoe or slipper, as the labellum of certain orchids.

Origin of calceolate

1860–65; < Latin calceol(us) a small shoe ( calce(us) a shoe + -olus -ole1) + -ate1

Words nearby calceolate

calcarine sulcus, calcariuria, calced, calceiform, calceolaria, calceolate, calces, calchas, calci-, calcic, calcicole

Example sentences from the Web for calceolate

  • These calceolate (calceolus, a slipper) corollas may be looked upon as consisting of two slipper-like lips.

    Everyday Objects |W. H. Davenport Adams

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

    The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray