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sun·drops
(sŭn′drŏps′)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Any of various plants of the genera Oenothera and Calylophus having four-petaled yellow flowers that bloom during the day.
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sundrops
(ˈsʌnˌdrɒps)pl n
(Plants) any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera, native to North America and usually producing yellow flowers
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sun•drops
(ˈsʌnˌdrɒps)n., pl. -drops.
any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that open near sunrise.
[1775–85, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  sundrops - a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenotheraevening primrose - any of several plants of the family Onagraceae |
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