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Meaning of "calceolaria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALCEOLARIA

From Latin calceolus small shoe, from calceus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCEOLARIA

calceolaria  [ˌkælsɪəˈlɛərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCEOLARIA

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determiner
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Calceolaria is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CALCEOLARIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calceolaria

Calceolaria

Calceolaria, also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower, or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the Calceolariaceae family, sometimes classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 388 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. Calceolaria species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots.

Definition of calceolaria in the English dictionary

The definition of calceolaria in the dictionary is any tropical American scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Calceolaria: cultivated for its speckled slipper-shaped flowers Also called: slipperwort.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALCEOLARIA


adularia
ˌædjʊˈlɛərɪə
alfilaria
ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə
alfileria
ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə
area
ˈɛərɪə
armillaria
ˌɑːmɪˈlɛərɪə
Bavaria
bəˈvɛərɪə
Bulgaria
bʌlˈɡɛərɪə
crotalaria
ˌkrɒtəˈlɛərɪə
filaria
fɪˈlɛərɪə
honoraria
ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪə
malaria
məˈlɛərɪə
microfilaria
ˌmaɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛərɪə
militaria
ˌmɪlɪˈtɛərɪə
pedicellaria
ˌpɛdɪsəˈlɛərɪə
sanitaria
ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪə
scrophularia
ˌskrɒfjʊˈlɛərɪə
solaria
səʊˈlɛərɪə
talaria
təˈlɛərɪə
varia
ˈvɛərɪə
vibracularia
vaɪˌbrækjʊˈlɛərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCEOLARIA

calcaria
calcariferous
calcariform
calcarine
calceamentum
calceate
calced
calcedonio
calcedony
calceiform
calceolate
calces
Calchas
calcic
calcicole
calcicolous
calciferol
calciferous
calcific
calcification

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCEOLARIA

antimalaria
aquaria
aria
Ave Maria
Black Maria
Carpentaria
fritillaria
Gran Canaria
Gulf of Carpentaria
luminaria
maria
Samaria
Santa Maria
saponaria
sharia
the Santa Maria
urticaria
utricularia
velaria
Zaria

Synonyms and antonyms of calceolaria in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «calceolaria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCEOLARIA

Find out the translation of calceolaria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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蒲包
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Translator English - Spanish

calceolaria
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English

calceolaria
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Translator English - Hindi

calceolaria
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

calceolaria
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кальцеолярия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calceolaria
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Translator English - Bengali

calceolaria
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Translator English - French

calcéolaire
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Translator English - Malay

Calceolaria
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Translator English - German

calceolaria
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Translator English - Japanese

カルセオラリア属
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼세 올라 리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calceolaria
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giống cây huyền sâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

calceolaria
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅल्सेलोरिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çanta çiçeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Calceolaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pantofelnik
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Translator English - Ukrainian

кальцеолярия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Calceolaria
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Translator English - Greek

calceolaria
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Calceolaria
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Translator English - Swedish

Calceolaria
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

calceolaria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calceolaria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCEOLARIA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCEOLARIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calceolaria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCEOLARIA»

Discover the use of calceolaria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calceolaria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Taxonomic Revision of the Calceolaria Tripartita Complex ...
Calceolaria L. (Calceolariaceae) is a large, mainly Andean genus of herbs or shrubs distributed from Mexico to Chile and Argentina.
Pamela Puppo, 2008
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
V 20883 Colombia 20883 E 20883 Venezuela 20883 E Calceolaria obliqua Molau 20883. 12777 E 20883 Peru 20883 E Calceolaria oblonga Ruiz & Pavon 20883. I8200 E 20883 Peru 20883 E Calceolaria obtusa Molau »8«j. 11351 E 20883 ...
Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, 1998
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Natural Antioxidants and Biocides from Wild Medicinal Plants
Flavonoids, glucophenylpropanoids and diterpeneswere identifiedin Calceolaria (Wollenweber et al., 1989; Di Fabio et al., 1995; Nicoletti et al., 1998; Garbarino et al., 2000). There are around 86 species growing in Chile (Marticorena et al., ...
Carlos L. Céspedes, Diego A. Sampietro, David S. Seigler, 2013
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The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of ...
Folium Calceolaria Herbertiana, var. par- vijiora . . , 19 . 1576 Calceolaria polifolia . 20 . 1711 Calceolaria purpurea . 19 . 16-1 Calceolaria rugosa . 19. 1588 Calceolaria sesilis . 19.1628 Calceolaria viscosiseima . 19 . 1611 Calceolaria, Mr.
Sydenham Teast Edwards, John Lindley, 1836
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Edwards's Bontanical Register
I tins Calandrinia arenaria Calandrinia grandiflora Calandrinia speciosa Calanthe densiflora Calathea grandifolia Calceolaria angustiflora Calceolaria arachnoidea Calceolaria ascendens Calceolaria chiloensis Calceolaria crenatiflora ...
John Lindley, 1836
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Edwards's botanical register, or ornamental flower garden ...
CALCEOLARIA* Herbertiáw«. Mr. W. Herbert's Calceolaria. DIANDRIA MONOGYN1A. Nat. ord. Scrophularine«. CALCEOLARIA. — Supra, vol. 9. fol. 723. С. Herber fiema.; caule fruticoso ramoso, foliis oblongis rugosis crenatis pubescentibus ...
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Edwards' Botanical Register
Uiteritiua 1596 Calandrinla arenaria 1605 Calandrinia grandiflora 1194 Calandrinia speciosa 1598 Calanthe densiflora 1646 Calathea grandifolia 1210 Calceolaria arachnoidea 1454 Calceolaria ascendens 1215 Calceolaria chiloensis 1476 ...
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EDWARD'S BOTANICAL REGISTER
... 1210 Calceolaria arachnoidea 1454 Calceolaria ascendens : 1215 Calceolaria chiloensis 1476 Calceolaria crenatiflora 1609 Calceolaria diffusa 1374 Calceolaria floribunda 1214 Calceolaria Herbertiana 1313 Calceolaria Herbertiana, var.
JOHN LINDLEY, PH.D. F.R.S. L.S. AND G.S., 1833
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Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia
CALCEOLARIA (kal-see-o-LAIR-ia). Mostly native from Mexico to Chile, one species is a prized item for greenhouse forcing, popular everywhere, and several others, little known, are worthwhile garden annuals. All belong to the Snapdragon ...
Donald Wyman, 1986
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The Bradley Bibliography: Dendrology. 1911-12
1894-96.) BUCHNEBA (Buechnera) Trattinick, Leopold. [Buchnera.] (In his Auswahl vorziiglich schemer . . . Gartenpflanzen ... II. 59-62, 3 pi. 1821.) CALCEOLARIA (Fagelia Schwenk.) Taxonomy Cavamlles, A. J. (In his Icones et descriptiones .
Charles Sprague Sargent, 1912

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCEOLARIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calceolaria is used in the context of the following news items.
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Questions, answers and jobs for the coming week
Sow seeds of calceolaria pot plants in the greenhouse. This is a job often forgotten. The beautiful balloon-like flowers will bloom next spring in ... «Portsmouth News, Jun 15»
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Gardening: summer hanging baskets and tubs by Mike Burks
Plants ideal for shady areas include non-stop Begonia, Begonia semperflorens, Busy Lizzies, Calceolaria, Campanula, Coleus, Fuchsia, ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Apr 15»
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Easter show blooming into spring colours
n Calceolaria, commonly known as lady's purse or slipperwort, is native to Chile and Argentina, and has showy yellow or orange pouch-like ... «Niagara Falls Review, Apr 15»
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Macy's "Art in Bloom” flower show gets a touch of tech
Amid the waves of canna, croton, calceolaria and delphinium, a rear projection screen shows clouds floating past, occasionally interspersed ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 15»
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Spring display unveiled at NPC Floral Showhouse
The spring display features a variety of Primula, Calceolaria, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Schizanthus, tropical plants and shrubs. Flying through the ... «Niagara Falls Review, Jan 15»
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Invasive plants a threat to wildlife
The wild growth of invasive alien plants such as Senna spectabilis (calceolaria shower), Lantana, Eupatorium and Parthenium is posing a ... «The Hindu, Sep 14»
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Five plants you missed at Chelsea 2014
Calceolaria uniflora var. darwinii needs cool conditions to thrive. Photograph: Alamy. On gold medal -winning Kevock Garden Plants stand in ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
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Don't create flower border without Salvia
I brought a few plants along to a talk I was giving a couple of weeks ago and both the salvia and the calceolaria were a big hit. Calceolaria are ... «Irish Independent, Jun 14»
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Showhouse offers taste of spring colour
The Pocketbook Plant (Calceolaria herbeohybrida) is named for the puffy, brightly coloured flowers that look like pouches or slippers, the ... «St. Catharines Standard, Mar 14»
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Mount Holyoke College spring flower show 'nice way to end winter'
... freesia, primroses, canary broom, tulips, anemones, ranunculus, crocus, scilla, muscari, cineraria, calceolaria and pocketbook plants. «MassLive.com, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Calceolaria [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/calceolaria>. Apr 2024 ».
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