dayflower
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9.6
A plant with blue, purple, or white flowers that open in the morning and fade by evening
- noun
- /ˈdeɪˌflaʊər/
:
flor del día
- In the meadow, clusters of dayflower brightened up the wildflowers with their delicate blooms.
- Asiatic dayflower
Examples
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Some are small, like the Asiatic Dayflower, which requires close examination to appreciate its beauty.
Academic text (2005) -
The garden was filled with blue and purple blooms of dayflower that opened in the morning sunshine.
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Every morning, the dayflower petals unfurled, adding color to the landscape before fading by evening.
Synonyms
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9.9
A short green plant with long leaves and flowers with three blue, purple, or white petals
is broader, covering the whole family rather than that specific genus
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9.9
A plant with bright blue or purple flowers that open in the morning
is broader, applying to the whole family rather than one genus
Surface Forms
dayflower singular
dayflowers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Dayflower is just day + flower, a name that pictures a flower that opens in the morning and usually fades by evening, often lasting only one day.