aster novae-angliae

1. 1.

   common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy

   SynonymsNew England aster

   Broaderaster

Questions about aster novae-angliae

What does aster novae-angliae mean?

aster novae-angliae means "common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy".

What is another word for aster novae-angliae?

Close synonyms include New England aster. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aster novae-angliae a common word?

aster novae-angliae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.