blazing star
English Thesaurus
1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | dotted gayfeather, liatris punctata, |
| definition | : | herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dense blazing star, liatris pycnostachya, |
| definition | : | perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus liatris, liatris, |
| definition | : | genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots (noun.plant) |
2. biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | flower, |
| definition | : | a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus mentzelia, mentzelia, |
| definition | : | genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs (noun.plant) |
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