clintonia

Definitions of clintonia

1. 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
   synonyms: Clinton's lily

   types:

   Andrew's clintonia, Clintonia andrewsiana, red Clintonia

   plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon

   Clintonia borealis, heal all, yellow clintonia

   common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits

   Clintonia uniflora, bride's bonnet, queen's cup

   plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber