gayfeather

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noun

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

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Meanings

noungayfeather (countable and uncountable, plural gayfeathers)

plural gayfeathers · alternative gay feather · alternative gay-feather

  1. countableuncountableMany of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

    Synonyms: blazingstar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMany of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

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blazingstar

More synonyms by meaning

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 snakerootgay-feathersnakeroot
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
blazing starblazingstarbutton snakerootsnakeroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gay + feather.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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