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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From gay + feather.

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