noun
any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada
• Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower
• Hyponyms: ↑Maryland golden aster, ↑Chrysopsis mariana, ↑grass-leaved golden aster, ↑sickleweed golden aster
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysopsis, ↑genus Chrysopsis
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noun : an American plant of the genus Chrysopsis (especially C. mariana)
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any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
[1905-10, Amer.]
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golden aster,
a North American aster with yellow rays.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.