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claytonia definition

☆ clay·to·nia (klā tō′nē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Claytonia) of small, spring-flowering plants of the purslane family, with white and rose-colored flowers

Etymology: ModL, after J. Clayton (c. 1685-1773), Am botanist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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