gayfeathern.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪˌfɛðə/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪˌfɛðər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gay adj., feather n.

Etymology: < gay adj. + feather n., on account of the appearance of the flowers.

Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Liatris (family Asteraceae), native to North American grassland, esp. L. spicata, which has an erect spike of mauve flowers.

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1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xvi. 145 Such flowers as..are proper to that description of soil;—the sleepy catchfly,..pennyroyal with its purple whorls,..peach-perfumed waxen ladies tresses, nodding purple gay feather.

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VI. 493 Gay-feather, the common name for the liatris scariosa and spicata.

1930 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus 360/1 Liatris.., Blazing Star. Gayfeather. Button Snakeroot.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World iii. 47 Tooth-leaved primrose (Oenothera serrulata ), western wallflower (Erysimum asperum ), and gayfeather (Liatris punctata ) occasionally are abundant.

1987 Ecology 68 1748/1 Primary foods [of goldfinches]..included seeds of thistle,..goatsbeard (Tragopogon spp.), and gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gayfeather
释义	gayfeathern. Brit. /ˈɡeɪˌfɛðə/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪˌfɛðər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gay adj., feather n. Etymology: < gay adj. + feather n., on account of the appearance of the flowers. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Liatris (family Asteraceae), native to North American grassland, esp. L. spicata, which has an erect spike of mauve flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > liatris rattlesnake master1806 liatris1811 gayfeather1845 vanilla plant1856 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xvi. 145 Such flowers as..are proper to that description of soil;—the sleepy catchfly,..pennyroyal with its purple whorls,..peach-perfumed waxen ladies tresses, nodding purple gay feather. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VI. 493 Gay-feather, the common name for the liatris scariosa and spicata. 1930 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus 360/1 Liatris.., Blazing Star. Gayfeather. Button Snakeroot. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World iii. 47 Tooth-leaved primrose (Oenothera serrulata ), western wallflower (Erysimum asperum ), and gayfeather (Liatris punctata ) occasionally are abundant. 1987 Ecology 68 1748/1 Primary foods [of goldfinches]..included seeds of thistle,..goatsbeard (Tragopogon spp.), and gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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