Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A biannual plant distributed across Europe and North America (Tragopogon pratensis). uncountable

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john-go-to-bed-at-noonjoseph's flowermeadow salsifynoonflowershowy goatsbeard

Etymology

Derives from its tendency to close its flowers around midday on sunny days.

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