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li·a·tris
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blazing star
a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers -
button snakeroot
blazing star (sense 1) -
colicroot
either of two North American liliaceous plants, Aletris farinosa or A. aurea, having tubular white or yellow flowers and a bitter root formerly used to relieve colic -
gay-feather
any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers. -
prairie button snakeroot
a stout composite plant, Liatris pycnostachya, of prairies in the central U.S., having showy, rose-purple flower heads in dense spikes. -
rattlesnake master
any of various plants of the genus Eryngium, especially E. yuccifolium, having spiny leaves and dense, rounded flower heads.