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BEACH ASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beach aster mean? 

BEACH ASTER (noun)
  The noun BEACH ASTER has 1 sense:

1. slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern Californiaplay

  Familiarity information: BEACH ASTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEACH ASTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

beach aster; Erigeron glaucous; seaside daisy

Hypernyms ("beach aster" is a kind of...):

fleabane (any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas)


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