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Stokes' aster

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[stohks] / stoʊks /

noun

a composite plant, Stokesia laevis, having lavender-blue, asterlike flowers.

Etymology

Origin of Stokes' aster

1885–90; named after J. Stokes (died 1831), English botanist

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