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sundrops

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sun⋅drops

[suhn-drops]
–noun, plural -drops.
any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; sun + drop + -s 3
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evening primrose  
n.  Any of various North American plants of the genus Oenothera, characteristically having four-petaled yellow flowers that open in the evening. Also called sundrops.
sun·drops   (sŭn'drŏps')   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
See evening primrose.
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