Definition of blazing star in English:
blazing star
noun
Any of a number of North American plants, some of which are cultivated for their flowers.
a plant of the lily family bearing spikes of white flowers (Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae).Also called devil's bit, unicorn root
a plant of the daisy family with tall spikes of purple or white flowers (genus Liatris, family Compositae).
- In Missouri, some glades do resemble prairies, with plants that include big and little bluestem, Indian grass, Indian paintbrush, prairie larkspur, purple coneflower, and blazing stars.
- Showing off in autumn are blazing star, bristleleaf chaffhead, goldcrest, redroot, two kinds of native sunflower, woolly sunbonnets, and several species of yellow-eyed grasses.
- Gayfeather, also called blazing star, is excellent as cut flowers, and in recent years has become a favorite of the florist industry.
- By the time of the first prescribed burn, Heller's blazing star, another declining species within the same habitat, had been listed as threatened.
- The blazing star is a bit tricky to identify since many other purple wildflowers look similar.
Definition of blazing star in US English:
blazing star
noun
Any of a number of North American plants, some of which are cultivated for their flowers.
devil's bit
a plant of the daisy family with tall spikes of purple or white flowers (genus Liatris, family Compositae)
a plant of the western US with toothed leaves and yellow flowers (genus Mentzelia, family Loasaceae), especially the gray-leaved, large-flowered giant blazing star (M. laevicaulis)
- By the time of the first prescribed burn, Heller's blazing star, another declining species within the same habitat, had been listed as threatened.
- Gayfeather, also called blazing star, is excellent as cut flowers, and in recent years has become a favorite of the florist industry.
- The blazing star is a bit tricky to identify since many other purple wildflowers look similar.
- Showing off in autumn are blazing star, bristleleaf chaffhead, goldcrest, redroot, two kinds of native sunflower, woolly sunbonnets, and several species of yellow-eyed grasses.
- In Missouri, some glades do resemble prairies, with plants that include big and little bluestem, Indian grass, Indian paintbrush, prairie larkspur, purple coneflower, and blazing stars.