gayfeather

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gay-feath⋅er

[gey-feth-er]

–noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, esp. L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism

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gayfeather
noun
any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: blazing star]

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