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claytonia

UK/kleɪˈtəʊ.ni.ə/US/kleɪˈtoʊ.ni.ə/

claytonia noun: any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.

claytonia: any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia
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Noun

claytonia (plural claytonias)

  1. 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 Long
    Synonyms:
    spring beauty

Synonyms of claytonia

Forms of claytonia

pluralclaytonias

Origin of claytonia

From the genus name.

Words that rhyme with claytonia

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Questions about claytonia

What does claytonia mean?
Claytonia means any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
What part of speech is claytonia?
Claytonia is a noun.
How do you pronounce claytonia?
Claytonia is pronounced /kleɪˈtəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of claytonia?
The plural of claytonia is claytonias.

Words near claytonia in the dictionary

  1. Clayton South
  2. Clayton West
  3. Clayton with Frickley
  4. Clayton's
  5. Clayton-le-Moors
  6. claytonia
  7. Claytonian
  8. Claytonians
  9. claytonias
  10. Claytons
  11. Claytonville

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