liatris
[ lahy-a-tris, lahy-uh- ]
noun
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
Origin of liatris
1First recorded in 1810–15; from New Latin; unknown origin
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How to use liatris in a sentence
We observed among the plants along this portion of coast, the tradescantia virginica, and T. liatris, and squarrosa scariosa.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThere is the article, be sure to get the right thing, liatris!
British Dictionary definitions for liatris
liatris
/ (laɪˈætrɪs) /
noun
Origin of liatris
1C18: New Latin, of uncertain origin
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