mist-flower

1. 1.

   rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

   SynonymsmistflowerageratumConoclinium coelestinumEupatorium coelestinum

   Broaderflower

   Part ofConoclinium

Questions about mist-flower

What does mist-flower mean?

mist-flower means "rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium".

How many syllables are in mist-flower?

mist-flower has 3 syllables: mist--flo-wer. The stress falls on "mist-".

What is another word for mist-flower?

Close synonyms include mistflower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum. 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 mist-flower a common word?

mist-flower 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.