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Stokesia laevis

Stokesia laevis

9.9
A perennial garden plant from the southeastern United States with large blue daisy-like flowers
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Stokesia laevis
  • The Stokesia laevis in her garden bloomed with striking blue flowers each spring.

Examples

  • Many pollinators are attracted to the vibrant blossoms of Stokesia laevis.

  • Gardeners often choose Stokesia laevis for its resilience and ornamental blooms.

  • The garden is filled with beautiful Stokesia laevis flowers.

  • Look at this Stokesia laevis!

  • Gardeners often choose Stokesia laevis for its resilience and ornamental blooms.

  • Many pollinators are attracted to the vibrant blossoms of Stokesia laevis.

  • The Stokesia laevis in her garden bloomed with striking blue flowers each spring.

Synonyms

cornflower aster
vsStokesia laevis
  • US
9.4

A plant that lives for more than two years with large blue flower heads

has the same traits but uses slightly different wording
stokes' aster
vsStokesia laevis
  • US
8.6

A tall plant that comes back each year with large blue flowers in the southeastern United States

notes that blue flowers are usual rather than always present

Surface Forms

Stokesia laevis main

Morphology

Stokesia + laevis

This is a Latin taxonomic binomial (a proper name) rather than a compositional English phrase; the descriptive meaning ('erect perennial plant with large blue flowers') is not derivable from the genus name 'Stokesia' or the Latin epithet 'laevis' (which is not a common English word). Scientific names function as arbitrary labels across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the surface constituents would not infer the botanical sense.

Etymology

Stokesia laevis may be named for a plant expert called Stokes, while laevis is Latin for 'smooth', a word likely used because the plant has smooth leaves or stems. So, think 'Stokes's smooth plant' to remember the name and its bright blue flowers.