Blazing star Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
    Mentzelia laevicaulis; Mentzelia livicaulis.
  2. noun any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
    button snakeroot; snakeroot; gayfeather; gay-feather.

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Definitions
  1. . (a) A comet. Obs. (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Chamælirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass.

Webster 1913