Meanings
plural claytonias
- Any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
We may harvest a salad of mache, endive hearts, and claytonia.
1999, Eliot Coleman, Barbara Damrosch, Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year LongSynonyms: spring beauty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
Origin
From the genus name.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kleitonia
- kleitoniaplant of the genus Claytonia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with claytonia
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Cite this entry
claytonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claytonia
“claytonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claytonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claytonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claytonia.
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