HyperDic: genus_clintonia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Clintonia:
NOUNplantgenus Clintoniasometimes placed in family Convallariaceae
English > genus Clintonia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsometimes placed in family Convallariaceae.
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersclintonia, Clinton's lilyAny temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
queen's cup, bride's bonnet, Clintonia unifloraplant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks
red Clintonia, Andrew's clintonia, Clintonia andrewsianaplant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers
yellow clintonia, heal all, Clintonia borealisCommon woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus clintonia
Catalangenus clintonia

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