blazing star
noun
any of certain plants with showy flower clusters, as Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, or the composite plant Liatris spicata.
a plant, Mentzelia laevicaulis, of the western U.S., having large, light-yellow flowers with many conspicuous stamens.
Nearby words
blaze a trail, blaze orange, blazer, blazes, blazing, blazing star, blazon, blazonry, bldg, bldg., bldg.e.
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Summer had come in on a carpet of spring green strewn with wild clover, asters, and blazing-star.
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British Dictionary definitions for blazing star
blazing star
noun US
a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
any plant of the North American genus Liatris, having clusters of small red or purple flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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