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MISTFLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mistflower mean?
• MISTFLOWER (noun)
The noun MISTFLOWER has 1 sense:
1. rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Familiarity information: MISTFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ageratum; Conoclinium coelestinum; Eupatorium coelestinum; mist-flower; mistflower
Hypernyms ("mistflower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("mistflower" is a member of...):
Conoclinium; genus Conoclinium (mistflower)
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