calceiform

/ ˈkælsɪɪˌfɔːm; ˈkælsɪəˌleɪt; kælˈsiː- /

adjective

1. botany shaped like a shoe or slipper

Word History and Origins

Origin of calceiform¹

C19: from Latin calceus shoe

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg