claytonia
/kley-toh-nee-uh/US // kleɪˈtoʊ ni ə //UK // (kleɪˈtəʊnɪə) //
克雷顿尼亚,克莱顿尼亚,克雷托尼亚,克雷顿岛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of the low, succulent plants constituting the genus Claytonia of the purslane family, having basal leaves and long clusters of white or rose-colored flowers.
Examples
Her name is Claytonia, and she lives in pleasant places in the woods, and hides under the leaves in winter-time.
The most striking of all the wild flowers that I have ever seen in Alaska is a species of white claytonia.
I had never before stood amid blooming claytonia, a flower of April, and looked down upon a field that held ripening strawberries.
The Claytonia Virginica observed in flower in favorable spots.
These were Apios tuberosa, and Claytonia acutiflora, or Virginiana.
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