clintonia

[ klin-toh-nee-uh ]

noun

1. any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.

clintonia

/ klɪnˈtəʊnɪə /

noun

1. any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries

Word History and Origins

Origin of clintonia¹

1818; named after De Witt Clinton; -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of clintonia¹

C19: named after De Witt Clinton (1769–1828), US politician and naturalist

Example Sentences

For instance, the greeny-looking clintonia flower bells became beautiful blue berries, but there were so few of those you could search the whole woods and not find enough to string a bracelet.

From Literature

Here at the right would be the great patch of clintonia.

From Project Gutenberg

At the foot of the mountain the clintonia, or northern green lily, and the low shadbush were showing their berries, but long before the top was reached they were found in bloom.

From Project Gutenberg