What does dayflower mean?
Definitions for dayflower
ˈdeɪˌflaʊ ərdayflow·er
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Princeton's WordNet
spiderwort, dayflowernoun
any plant of the family Commelinaceae
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dayflowernoun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
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dayflower
Commelina is a genus of approximately 170 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers. They are less often known as widow's tears. It is by far the largest genus of its family, Commelinaceae. The Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus of the 18th century named the genus after the two Dutch botanists Jan Commelijn and his nephew Caspar, each representing one of the showy petals of Commelina communis.The dayflowers are herbs that may be either perennial or annual. They are characterised by their zygomorphic flowers and by the involucral bracts called spathes that surround the flower stalks. These spathes are often filled with a mucilaginous liquid. Each spathe houses either one or two scorpioid cymes, with the upper cyme being either vestigial or bearing from one to several typically male flowers, and the lower cyme bearing several flowers. All members of the genus have alternate leaves.The Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) is probably the best known species in the West. It is a common weed in parts of Europe and throughout eastern North America. Several species, such as Commelina benghalensis, are eaten as a leaf vegetable in Southeast Asia and Africa.
Webster Dictionary
Dayflowernoun
a genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs (Commelina), having ephemeral flowers
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dayflower in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dayflower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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