SUNDROPS

sundrops, Oenothera fruticosa

(noun) a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sundrops (uncountable)

evening primrose

Source: Wiktionary


Sun"drops`, n. [Sun + drop.] (Bot.)

Definition: Any one of the several species of Kneiffia, esp. K. fruticosa (syn. Onothera fruticosa), of the Evening-primrose family, having flowers that open by daylight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

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