blazing star

American  

noun

1. any of certain plants with showy flower clusters, as Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, or the composite plant Liatris spicata.

2. a plant, Mentzelia laevicaulis, of the western U.S., having large, light-yellow flowers with many conspicuous stamens.

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blazing star British  

noun

1. a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum , with a long spike of small white flowers

2. any plant of the North American genus Liatris , having clusters of small red or purple flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Example Sentences

She's also a specific force jammed into an ill-suited system for her wattage, a blazing star obscuring the familiar correspondents and contributors.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023

Because it sits so close to its parent, one side of GJ 367 b likely always faces the blazing star.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

The university purchased the research center six years ago, and Dice said he’s seen many flowers for the first time this year, such as Bigelow's monkey flower, sand blazing star and purple mat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2017

Energies of that vast order are released when in a blazing star a heavy atom of matter sheds protons and electrons and becomes a lighter element.

From Time Magazine Archive

My body warms like I've swallowed a blazing star.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton