genus claytonia

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   genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes

   SynonymsClaytonia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofPortulacaceae

Questions about genus claytonia

What does genus claytonia mean?

genus claytonia means "genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes".

What is another word for genus claytonia?

Close synonyms include Claytonia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus claytonia a common word?

genus claytonia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.