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gayfeather

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, snakeroot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower

Narrower terms: dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata, dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya

History

Etymology

From gay + feather.