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MIST-FLOWER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Synonyms:
ageratum; Conoclinium coelestinum; Eupatorium coelestinum; mist-flower; mistflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mist-flower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("mist-flower" is a member of...):
Conoclinium; genus Conoclinium (mistflower)