China aster
an asterlike composite plant, Callistephus chinensis, cultivated in numerous varieties having white, yellow, blue, red, or purple flowers.
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How to use China aster in a sentence
The China aster has been for years a great favorite in both old-fashioned and modern gardens.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnI hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a china-aster!
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous | Sarah Knowles BoltonThink of the exquisite china-aster with its pale colorings of violet and pink.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler WatsonThe China aster is now one of the most popular of summer and fall plants.
No, here is an African marigold, and a China-aster, and a Michaelmas daisy.
Harry's Ladder to Learning | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for China aster
a Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its aster-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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