"bluestar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluestars [plural]
Etymology: blue + star, from the colour and shape of the flowers. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|star}} blue + star Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluestar (plural bluestars)
  1. Any of the genus Amsonia of flowering plants in the dogbane family, found mainly in North America. Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants Derived forms: Hubricht's bluestar
    Sense id: en-bluestar-en-noun-Qbkk~1-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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