"clarkia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clarkias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus Clarkia, after William Clark. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Clarkia|genus}} Clarkia Head templates: {{en-noun}} clarkia (plural clarkias)
  1. Any of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas. Wikipedia link: William Clark, clarkia Categories (lifeform): Evening primrose family plants

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