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BEACH ASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beach aster mean?
• BEACH ASTER (noun)
The noun BEACH ASTER has 1 sense:
1. slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
Familiarity information: BEACH ASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
beach aster; Erigeron glaucous; seaside daisy
Hypernyms ("beach aster" is a kind of...):
fleabane (any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas)
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