blazing star
blazing star noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blazing, star.
Noun
blazing star (plural blazing stars)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blazing, star.
- A comet.
- Any plant of genus Liatris, of North America.
- Chamaelirium luteum of the lily family.
- Synonyms:
- devil's bit, fairy wand, rattlesnake root
- Aletris farinosa (white colicroot), a monocot.
- Synonyms:
- colicroot, star grass
- Mentzelia laevicaulis (giant blazing star).
- Tritonia crocata, native to southern Africa.
Proper noun capitalized: Blazing Star
the Blazing Star
Synonyms of blazing star
Forms of blazing star
| plural | blazing stars |
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Words formed from blazing star
- Appalachian blazing star
- bracted blazing star
- branched blazing star
- Chapman's blazing star
- dense blazing star
- densespike blazing star
- dotted blazing star
- fewflower blazing star
- Florida blazing star
- Garber's blazing star
- Gholson's blazing star
- glandular blazing star
- Godfrey's blazing star
- Gulf blazing star
- Heller's blazing star
- lanceleaf blazing star
- New England blazing star
- Ontario blazing star
- pinkscale blazing star
- prairie blazing star
- Rocky Mountain blazing star
- Sandhill's blazing star
- savanna blazing star
- scaly blazing star
- shaggy blazing star
- sharp blazing star
- shortleaf blazing star
- slender blazing star
- smallhead blazing star
- spherical blazing star
- spreading blazing star
- tall blazing star
- turgid blazing star
- wand blazing star
Questions about blazing star
- What does blazing star mean?
- Blazing star means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blazing, star.
- What part of speech is blazing star?
- Blazing star can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of blazing star?
- The plural of blazing star is blazing stars.
Words near blazing star in the dictionary
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