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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sundrops¹

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

Example Sentences

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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