Claytonia Definition

klātōnēə
noun
Any of a genus (Claytonia) of small, spring-flowering plants of the purslane family, with white and rose-colored flowers.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Claytonia
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae — spring beauty.

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Other Word Forms of Claytonia

Noun

Singular:
claytonia
Plural:
claytonias

Origin of Claytonia

  • New Latin, from Clayton + Latin -ia

    From Wiktionary

  • After the American botanist John Clayton.

    From Wiktionary

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