Dictionary
blaz'ing star'
1. any of certain plants with showy flower clusters, as
Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, or the composite plant
Liatris spicata.
2. a plant,
Mentzelia laevicaulis, of the western U.S., having large, light-yellow flowers with many conspicuous stamens.
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