Clocks (Noun)
Meaning
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Redstem filaree's deep reddish-lavender flowers and clocks resemble a fern, hence the other common name, crimson fern.
- Redstem filaree has small clocks of deep reddish-lavender flowers in late winter and early spring.
- In southwestern United States and Mexico, the plant is grown for forage, but also for its beautiful clocks of flowers.
- Redstem filaree clocks have small, delicate flowers in a deep reddish-lavender hue that add beauty to any landscape.
- Redstem filaree has fern-like foliage and clocks of deep reddish-lavender flowers that bloom in late winter.