Liatris

liatris

(laɪˈætrɪs) n (Plants) See blazing star²[C18: New Latin, of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

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Liatris - genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous rootsgenus Liatrisasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniagayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot, blazing star, button snakeroot - any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads