dayflower

noun
day·​flow·​er | \ ˈdā-ˌflau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce dayflower (audio) \

Definition of dayflower

: any of a genus (Commelina) of herbs of the spiderwort family having one petal smaller than the other two especially : a blue-flowered Asian herb (C. communis) with the smaller petal white that has become naturalized as a weed in the U.S.

Examples of dayflower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In sheltered niches, dayflowers sometimes usher in the first days of winter. Dave Taft, New York Times, "The True Blue Asiatic Dayflower," 20 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of dayflower

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

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