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Clintonia

noun

Any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries. Synonym: Clinton's lily.

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"Clintonia" Quotes from Famous Books

... light coral clusters of the dwarf cornel set in whorls of pointed leaves; and the deep blue bells of the Clintonia borealis (which the White Mountain people call the bear-berry, and I hope the name will stick, for it smacks of the woods, and it is a shame to leave so free and wild a plant under the burden of a Latin name); and the gray, crimson-veined ...

— Little Rivers - A Book Of Essays In Profitable Idleness • Henry van Dyke

Words linked to "Clintonia" : queen's cup, bride's bonnet, heal all, liliaceous plant