granny's nightcap
regional
noun
Any of several herbaceous plants whose flowers were thought to resemble traditional women's nightcaps, especially a wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), a bindweed (genus Convolvulus), and the common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Phytologist.
- polycentrism
- polycentrist
- polycephalic
- polycephalous
- Polychaeta
- polychaetan
- polychaete
- polychlorinated biphenyl
- polychloroprene
- polychoral
- polychord
- polychoric
- polychotomous
- polychotomy
- polychrest
- polychroic
- polychromasia
- polychromatic
- polychromatic normoblast
- polychromatise
- polychromatism
- polychromatize
- polychromatophil
- polychromatophile
- polychromatophilia