CLAYTONIA

Claytonia, genus Claytonia

(noun) genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

claytonia (plural claytonias)

Any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.

Synonyms

• spring beauty

Anagrams

• acylation

Source: Wiktionary


Clay*to"ni*a, n. Etym: [Named after Dr.John Clayton, an American botanist.] (Bot.)

Definition: An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

14 June 2025

FELLOW

(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

coffee icon