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sundrops

[ suhn-drops ]

noun

plural sundrops.
  1. any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sundrops1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; sun + drop + -s 3
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Example Sentences

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Seattle is scattered with the sundrops of Gerard Tsutakawa’s creative vision; it is almost impossible to traverse its urban pockets without greeting one of his metallic wonders.

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Early summer A day-flowering member of the evening-primrose family, resembling the golden sundrops of our June meadows.

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The capsules of the sundrops are somewhat club-shaped and four-winged, angled above, with four intervening ribs between.

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