English Explanatory Dictionary

dayflower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day

Word forms

dayflower dayflowers

Etymology

From day + flower.

Synonyms

widow's tears

Derived words

Asiatic dayflower Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis birdbill dayflower Carolina dayflower climbing dayflower slender dayflower spreading dayflower Virginia dayflower (Commelina virginica white mouth dayflower
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