stokes' aster
- noun
- /stoʊks ˈæstər/
- US
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aster de Stokes
- Horticulturists recommend stokes' aster for its resilience and vibrant blue flowers.
Examples
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She planted several stokes' asters along the path to attract butterflies.
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The stokes' asters bloom from late spring to early summer.
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The garden was brightened by a cluster of stokes' aster in full bloom.
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I saw a beautiful stokes' aster in the garden.
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Horticulturists recommend stokes' aster for its resilience and vibrant blue flowers.
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She planted several stokes' asters along the path to attract butterflies.
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The garden was brightened by a cluster of stokes' aster in full bloom.
Synonyms
A perennial garden plant from the southeastern United States with large blue daisy-like flowers
A plant that lives for more than two years with large blue flower heads
Surface Forms
Morphology
stokes' + aster
The headword combines a proper-name possessive ('Stokes') with the common noun 'aster' (a type of flower), so a learner who knows 'aster' and recognizes possessive naming will infer this is a particular kind of aster (i.e., a plant associated with the name Stokes). While specific botanical details (erect perennial, large blue heads) are not derivable from the parts, the basic category meaning 'a kind of aster' is directly and transparently recoverable.
Etymology
Stokes' aster is named after a plant expert called Stokes, and the word aster is a word for a flower that looks like a little 'star'. So the name makes you picture a tall plant with big blue, star-like flowers, which is why it means that particular plant.
