wood aster

/wʊd ˌæstər/
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Other forms: wood asters

Definitions of wood aster
  1. noun
    any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods
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    types:
    Aster cordifolius, heart-leaved aster
    perennial wood aster of eastern North America
    Aster divaricatus, white wood aster
    rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
    Aster macrophyllus, large-leaved aster
    tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
    type of:
    aster
    any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
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