golden aster

golden aster
any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
[1905-10, Amer.]

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  • golden aster — noun any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Hyponyms: ↑Maryland… …   Useful english dictionary

  • golden aster — /goʊldən ˈæstə/ (say gohlduhn astuh) noun any plant of a North American genus, Chrysopsis, of aster like species with bright golden yellow flowers, especially a wildflower species, C. mariana, abundant in the eastern US …  

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  • hairy golden aster — noun hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis • Syn: ↑prairie golden aster, ↑Heterotheca… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prairie golden aster — noun hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis • Syn: ↑hairy golden aster, ↑Heterotheca villosa …   Useful english dictionary

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