What does "gayfeather" mean?

Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

What is a synonym for "gayfeather"?

Common synonyms include: blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, snakeroot.

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

From gay + feather.