STOKESIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Stokesia mean? 

• STOKESIA (noun)
  The noun STOKESIA has 1 sense:

1. one species: stokes' aster

  Familiarity information: STOKESIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOKESIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: stokes' aster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Stokesia; Stokesia

Hypernyms ("Stokesia" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Stokesia"):

cornflower aster; stokes' aster; Stokesia laevis (erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers)

Holonyms ("Stokesia" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)