Definition
A plant with delicate flowers that open in sunlight and close by afternoon, or wilt quickly in daylight.
Etymology
Compound of 'day' + 'flower,' named for the flower's behavior of opening only during daytime hours.
Kelly Says
Dayflowers evolved to bloom only when pollinators are active—it's a smart energy-saving strategy, like a store that only opens when customers might come.
Translations
ARالعربية
زهرة اليوم
zah-ra-t al-yawm
BNবাংলা
দিনের ফুল
di-ner ful
CACatalà
flor del dia
flor del dee-a
CSČeština
denní lilie
den-ni li-lie
DADansk
daglilje
dag-lil-je
DEDeutsch
Tagesblume
ta-ges-bloo-me
ELΕλληνικά
ηλιοτρόπιο
ee-li-o-tro-pee-o
ESEspañol
flor del día
flor del dee-a
FISuomi
päivänlilja
pa-i-vän-lil-ja
FRFrançais
fleur du jour
fleur du zhoor
GUGU
સુર્ય ફૂલ
su-ry foo-l
HEעברית
פרח היום
pera-kh ha-yom
HIहिन्दी
दिन का फूल
din ka phool
HUMagyar
napi liliom
na-pi li-li-om
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga harian
bun-ga ha-rian
ITItaliano
fiore del giorno
fior-e del zho-rno
KKKK
күн бүлбі
k-un bul-bi
MRMR
दिवसाचे फुल
di-vas-ache phool
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga harian
bun-ga ha-rian
NLNederlands
daglelie
dag-le-lie
NONorsk
daglilje
dag-lil-je
PAPA
ਸੂਰਜ ਦਾ ਫੁੱਲ
soo-raj da phool
PLPolski
dzień kwiat
dzien k-wiat
PTPortuguês
flor-do-dia
flor-do-dee-a
RORomână
floare de zi
flo-are de zee
RUРусский
дневная роза
dnev-naya ro-za
SVSvenska
daglilja
dag-lil-ya
SWKiswahili
maua ya mchana
ma-ua ya m-cha-na
TAதமிழ்
தினக்கொடி
ti-na-kko-di
TEతెలుగు
దిన కుల
di-na ku-la
TLTL
bulak ng araw
bu-lak ng a-raw
TRTürkçe
gün çiçeği
gün chi-che-ki
UKУкраїнська
денний лілій
den-nyi li-lii
URاردو
دن کا پھول
den ka phool
VITiếng Việt
hoa ngày
hoa ng-ay
ZUZU
umngcwabo
um-ng-c-wa-bo