gay-feather

A form of gayfeather — Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

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Meanings

noungay-feather (countable and uncountable, plural gay-feathers)

plural gay-feathers

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of gayfeather.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

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blazing starbutton snakerootgayfeathersnakeroot
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
blazing starbutton snakerootgayfeathersnakeroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

gay-feather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-feather

MLA

“gay-feather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-feather. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay-feather,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-feather.

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