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chionodoxa

chionodoxa noun: any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.

Noun

chionodoxa (plural chionodoxas)

  1. Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
    • Adapted to the same uses as the chionodoxas and following them at a little later date, it is suited to positions ranging from the rockery to naturalization in grasslands.1934, David Griffiths, Bulbs from Seed, page 22
    • Smaller flowers such as chionodoxa are better under shrubs where they can create great pools of blue.2015 October 17, Alys Fowler, “Alys Fowler: now’s the time to plant a swath of crocuses”, in The Guardian

Forms of chionodoxa

pluralchionodoxas

Origin of chionodoxa

From the genus name.

Questions about chionodoxa

What does chionodoxa mean?
Chionodoxa means any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
What part of speech is chionodoxa?
Chionodoxa is a noun.
What is the plural of chionodoxa?
The plural of chionodoxa is chionodoxas.

Words near chionodoxa in the dictionary

  1. Chionh
  2. chionid
  3. chionidid
  4. chionidids
  5. chionids
  6. chionodoxa
  7. chionodoxas
  8. chionophile
  9. chionophiles
  10. chionophilous
  11. chionophobe

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