HyperDic: prairie_star

English > 1 sense of the expression prairie star:
NOUNplantprairie star, Lithophragma parviflorumplant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers
English > prairie star: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningplant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest / forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta.
SynonymLithophragma parviflorum
Member ofLithophragma, genus Lithophragmasmall genus of perennial herbs of the western North America
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant

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