stiff aster

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   wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers

   SynonymsAster linarifolius

   Broaderaster

Questions about stiff aster

What does stiff aster mean?

stiff aster means "wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers".

What is another word for stiff aster?

Close synonyms include Aster linarifolius. 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 stiff aster a common word?

stiff aster 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.