blazing star

1. (noun) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
Synonyms: button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot
Related Words: Liatris punctata, Liatris pycnostachya, dense blazing star, dotted gayfeather, wild flower, wildflower

2. (noun) biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
Synonyms: Mentzelia laevicaulis, Mentzelia livicaulis
Related Words: flower



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