astrantia major

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   European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers

   Synonymsgreater masterwort

   Broaderastrantia

Questions about astrantia major

What does astrantia major mean?

astrantia major means "European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers".

What is another word for astrantia major?

Close synonyms include greater masterwort. 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 astrantia major a common word?

astrantia major 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.