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Stokes' aster

[ stohks ]

noun

  1. a composite plant, Stokesia laevis, having lavender-blue, asterlike flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Stokes' aster1

1885–90; named after J. Stokes (died 1831), English botanist

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