noun
Meaning 1
Any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
claytonia
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kleɪˈtəʊ.ni.ə/
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General-American: /kleɪˈtoʊ.ni.ə/
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rhymes with -əʊniə
noun
Meaning 2
genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Claytonia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caryophylloid dicot genus
History
Etymology
From the genus name.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kleitonia — plant of the genus Claytonia