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☆ sto·ke·sia (stō kē′z̸hē ə, -sē ə)

noun

a perennial plant (Stokesia laevis) of the composite family, native to the SE U.S.: cultivated for its large, blue or purple flowers

Etymology: after Jonathan Stokes (1755-1831), Eng botanist

Browse dictionary entries near stokesia

  1. ‹ Stokes
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  5. ‹ stoked
  6. ‹ Stoke-on-Trent
  7. ‹ Stoke Newington
  8. ‹ stoke
  9. ‹ Stoicism
  10. ‹ stoichiometry
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