white wood aster

American  

noun

1. a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.

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Etymology

Origin of white wood aster

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But under the shimmering dragonflies and a still-warm September sun, the slope I long ago slid down seemed only a steep meadow, overgrown with late-season blooms of chicory and white wood aster.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020