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boltonia

American

[bohl-toh-nee-uh] / boʊlˈtoʊ ni ə /

noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.

boltonia British

/ bəʊlˈtəʊnɪə /

noun

any North American plant of the genus Boltonia , having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of boltonia

< New Latin (1788); after James Bolton, 18th-century English botanist; see -ia

Example Sentences

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Important September blooming flowers are phlox, Japanese anemones; perennial asters, or Michaelmas daisy, so-called because they are supposed to be at their best on Michaelmas Day, September 29th; helleniums, helianthus, hardy chrysanthemum, pyrethrum uliginosum, boltonia.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

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