Stokes' aster

noun

ˈstōks- 

variants or less commonly stokesia

stō-ˈkē-zh(ē-)ə 

-zē-ə

: a perennial composite herb (Stokesia laevis) of the southern U.S. often grown for its large showy heads of usually blue flowers

Word History

Etymology

Jonathan Stokes †1831 English botanist

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above