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boltonia
bol·to·ni·a
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boʊlˈtoʊ
ni
ə
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bohl-
toh
-nee-
uh
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noun
any of several composite plants of the genus
Boltonia,
of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin
(1788); after James
Bolton,
18th-century English botanist; see
-ia
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boltonia
(bəʊlˈtəʊnɪə)
—
n
any North American plant of the genus
Boltonia
, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family
Compositae
(composites)
[C18: New Latin, named after James
Bolton
, C18 English botanist]
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