calceiform

/ˈkælsiəˌfɔrm/
adjective
  1. Shaped like a slipper or a shoe.
    • The calceiform petals of the orchid resemble tiny slippers.
    • The fossil had a calceiform structure, suggesting it was part of a shell.
    • Botanists identified the plant by its calceiform flowers.
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