noun
genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
• Syn: ↑Boltonia
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑false chamomile
Useful english dictionary. 2012.