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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
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