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Definition of Stokesia
1. Noun. One species: stokes' aster.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Cornflower Aster, Stokes' Aster, Stokesia Laevis
Definition of Stokesia
1. a perennial herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stokesia
Literary usage of Stokesia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Stokesia (named in honour of Dr. Jonathan Stokes, 1755-1831). A single species
genus consisting of Stokesia cyanea, Stokes' Aster, a native of Carolina, ..."
2. Hardy Perennials and Old-fashioned Garden Flowers: Describing the Most by John Wood (1884)
"... somewhat lobed and toothed at the base, the teeth rather spiny; their FIG.
101. Stokesia ... Stokesia ..."
3. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous & Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"Stokesia cyanea (Blue-flowered S.)—This is a very handsome plant, growing about
i8 inches or 2 feet high. It forms dense tufts of stem-clasping leaves, ..."
4. A Guide to the Wild Flowers by Alice Lounsberry (1899)
"Very lovely is the blue stokesia, and when we come to inquire into its life ...
From this might be argued that the stokesia has reached its height of ..."
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