Blazing star

Blazing star
Blazing Blaz"ing, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

{Blazing star}. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to {Cham[ae]lirium luteum} of the Lily family; {Liatris squarrosa}; and {Aletris farinosa}, called also {colicroot} and {star grass}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Blazing Star — Éditeur SNK Développeur Yumekobo Date de sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Blazing star — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blazing-star — lazing star n. 1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads. Syn: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blazing star — n. ☆ 1. any of a genus (Liatris) of American wildflowers of the composite family, with showy, usually lavender flowers borne on wandlike spikes ☆ 2. any of various plants, esp. of the lily family, having showy flower clusters …   English World dictionary

  • Blazing Star — Infobox VG title=Blazing Star developer=Yumekobo publisher=SNK designer=SNK released= genre=Shoot em up modes=Single player, Multiplayer ratings= platforms=Neo Geo, arcade |media=346Mb (43MB) cartridge Blazing Star is a scrolling shooter video… …   Wikipedia

  • blazing-star — varpotasis liatris statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Liatris spicata), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Liatris spicata angl. blazing star; button snakewort; gay feather;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • blazing star — Colicroot Col ic*root , n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike ({Aletris farinosa} and {Aletris aurea}). Called sometimes {star grass}, {blackroot},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blazing-star — geltonasis žemėragis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melantinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Chamaelirium luteum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Chamaelirium luteum angl. blazing star; devil s bit; fairy wand; false unicorn;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • blazing star — liatris statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Liatris). atitikmenys: lot. Liatris angl. blazing star; button snake root; gay feather vok. Prachtscharte rus. лиатрис lenk. liatra …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • blazing star — noun 1. biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning • Syn: ↑Mentzelia livicaulis, ↑Mentzelia laevicaulis • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

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