clintonia

[ klin-toh-nee-uh ]

/ klɪnˈtoʊ ni ə /

noun

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.

Origin of clintonia

1818; named after De Witt Clinton; see -ia

Words nearby clintonia

clinozoisite, clinquant, Clint, Clinton, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, clintonia, Clinton impeachment, Clintonomics, Clinton, William Jefferson, Clio, cliometrics

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Example sentences from the Web for clintonia

You were thinking how lucky we are to be here picking nuts in the woods instead of slaving away in Clintonia High.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
They made the trip from New York back to Clintonia in silence.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon|Richard Connell
Thatll weigh a ton by the time we get to Clintonia, he grumbled, as he eyed it with considerable apprehension.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
Another very abundant plant in these woods was the Clintonia borealis.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers|John Burroughs

Take, for example, the clintonia, solitary amidst fallen spruce logs on the mountain slope.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

British Dictionary definitions for clintonia

clintonia

/ (klɪnˈtəʊnɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for clintonia

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clintonia
释义	clintonia [ klin-toh-nee-uh ] / klɪnˈtoʊ ni ə / noun 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. Origin of clintonia 1818; named after De Witt Clinton; see -ia Words nearby clintonia clinozoisite, clinquant, Clint, Clinton, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, clintonia, Clinton impeachment, Clintonomics, Clinton, William Jefferson, Clio, cliometrics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clintonia You were thinking how lucky we are to be here picking nuts in the woods instead of slaving away in Clintonia High. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass\|Allen Chapman They made the trip from New York back to Clintonia in silence. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon\|Richard Connell Thatll weigh a ton by the time we get to Clintonia, he grumbled, as he eyed it with considerable apprehension. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass\|Allen Chapman Another very abundant plant in these woods was the Clintonia borealis. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers\|John Burroughs Take, for example, the clintonia, solitary amidst fallen spruce logs on the mountain slope. In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham British Dictionary definitions for clintonia clintonia / (klɪnˈtəʊnɪə) / noun any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries Word Origin for clintonia C19: named after De Witt Clinton (1769–1828), US politician and naturalist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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