liatris
[lahy-a-tris, lahy-uh-]
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noun
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
Origin of liatris
< New Latin (1791), of unexplained orig.
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liatris
noun
Word Origin for liatris
C18: New Latin, of uncertain origin
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