any of a genus (Clintonia) of hardy plants of the lily family, with white or yellow flowers and blue berries
Origin:
ModL, after De Witt Clinton
See clintonia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Clintonia in the lily family, native to North America and eastern Asia and having broad basal leaves, white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, and blue or black berries.