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clin·to·nia \klin.ˈtōnēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from DeWitt Clinton died 1828 American statesman + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Liliaceae) having yellow or white flowers on a naked stalk in early summer with the stalk sheathed below by the bases of two to four oblong or ovate leaves 2. -s : any plant of the genus Clintonia — called also Clinton's lily |