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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 Eupatoriumplay

  Familiarity information: MISTFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MISTFLOWER (noun)


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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