satin-flower

[ sat-n-flou-er ]

noun

1. a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of satin-flower¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

There is one especially, called Sisyrinchium, whose common name of Satin-flower describes a surface almost metallic in its lustre.

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