GAY-FEATHER Definition & Meaning

gay-feather

[ gey-feth-er ]

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noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.

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Origin of gay-feather¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

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A patch of a light lustrous purple, on closer view, proves to be a mass of the feathered spikes of blazing star or colic-root, first cousin of the gay-feather of the West, that sometimes grows six feet high and has been welcomed to our gardens.

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