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Genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes
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claytonia
Word definitions for claytonia in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Claytonia \Clay*to"ni*a\, prop. n. [Named after Dr. John Clayton, an American botanist.] (Bot.) An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty .
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any plant in the taxonomic genus ''Claytonia''.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Claytonia ( spring beauty ) is a genus of 26 species of flowering plants formerly included in Portulacaceae but now classified in the family Montiaceae , primarily native to North America , with a few species extending south to Guatemala in Central America ...
Usage examples of claytonia.
Anthony Minne-wa'wa, a pleasant sound, as of the wind in the trees Mishe-Mo'kwa, the Great Bear Mishe-Nah'ma, the Great Sturgeon Miskodeed', the Spring-Beauty, the Claytonia Virginica Monda'min, Indian corn Moon of Bright Nights, April Moon of Leaves, May Moon of Strawberries, June Moon of the Falling Leaves, September Moon of Snow-shoes, November Mudjekee'wis, the West-Wind.