| 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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