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astrantia

astrantia noun: any herbaceous plant of the genus Astrantia.

astrantia: any herbaceous plant of the genus Astrantia
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Noun

astrantia (plural astrantias)

  1. Any herbaceous plant of the genus Astrantia.
    • To counter the heft of such big leaves, add dainty flowering plants like Yellow Waxbells (Kirengeshoma palmata) or the underused astrantia in red or maroon.2009 May 14, Stephen Orr, “Plants That Like to Get Their Feet Wet”, in New York Times

Forms of astrantia

pluralastrantias

Origin of astrantia

From the genus name.

Questions about astrantia

What does astrantia mean?
Astrantia means any herbaceous plant of the genus Astrantia.
What part of speech is astrantia?
Astrantia is a noun.
What is the plural of astrantia?
The plural of astrantia is astrantias.

Words near astrantia in the dictionary

  1. astral-projecting
  2. astral-projects
  3. astrally
  4. astrals
  5. astrand
  6. astrantia
  7. astrantias
  8. Astrape
  9. astraphobe
  10. astraphobes
  11. astraphobia

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