1. shaped like a slipper or shoe; having a pouch-like or boat-shaped form
Usage: botanical term; used to describe flowers or plant structures

Examples

• The calceolate flowers of the lady's slipper orchid are distinctive and easily recognized.
• Botanists use the term calceolate to describe the characteristic pouch-like shape of certain petals.
• The calceolate corolla of Calceolaria species makes them popular ornamental plants.
• The flower's calceolate form helps attract specific pollinators.