2 definitions
for Claytonia
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Claytonia \Clay*to"ni*a\, prop. n. [Named after Dr. John
Clayton, an American botanist.] (Bot.)
An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms;
-- sometimes called spring beauty.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Claytonia
n : genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or
pink flowers usually in terminal racemes [syn: genus
Claytonia]