English noun: blazing star |
1. | blazing star (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | Mentzelia laevicaulis, Mentzelia livicaulis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flower |
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| Member meronym | genus Mentzelia, Mentzelia |
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2. | blazing star (plant) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads |
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| Synonyms | button snakeroot, gay-feather, gayfeather, snakeroot |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wild flower, wildflower |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dense blazing star, dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata, Liatris pycnostachya |
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| Member meronym | genus Liatris, Liatris |
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