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stokesia

(stō kē′z̸hē ə, -sē ə)

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noun

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

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

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