calceolate

English

Etymology

From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) +‎ -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) +‎ -eus (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkalsɪəleɪt/

Adjective

calceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)

1. (chiefly botany) Slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.

Hypernyms

• calceiform

Derived terms

• calceolately

References

• “calceolate, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.
• “calceolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.