PRAIRIE STAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie star mean? • PRAIRIE STAR (noun)
The noun PRAIRIE STAR has 1 sense:
1. plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
Familiarity information: PRAIRIE STAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PRAIRIE STAR (noun)
Meaning:
Plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Lithophragma parviflorum; prairie star
Hypernyms ("prairie star" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("prairie star" is a member of...):
genus Lithophragma; Lithophragma (small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America)
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