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noun
Synonym of blazing star (Liatris spicata)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: blazing star
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blazing star, gayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower
Narrower terms: dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata, dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya
noun
coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Eryngium aquaticum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master, Eryngium yuccifolium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: perennial
History
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