Stokes' aster

Stokes' aster
noun Etymology: Jonathan Stokes died 1831 English botanist Date: circa 1890 a perennial composite herb (Stokesia laevis) of the southern United States often grown for its large showy heads of usually blue flowers — called also sto•ke•sia

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Stokes' aster — /stohks/ a composite plant, Stokesia laevis, having lavender blue, asterlike flowers. [1885 90; named after J. Stokes (d. 1831), English botanist] * * * …   Universalium

  • cornflower aster — noun erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers • Syn: ↑stokes aster, ↑Stokesia laevis • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Stokesia, ↑genus Stokesia * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Stokesia cyanea — Taxobox name = Stokesia cyanea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Vernonieae genus = Stokesia species = S. cyanea binomial = Stokesia cyanea binomial authority = L Hér.… …   Wikipedia

  • Stokesia laevis — noun erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers • Syn: ↑stokes aster, ↑cornflower aster • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Stokesia, ↑genus Stokesia …   Useful english dictionary

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