woodland star

1. 1.

   California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima

   SynonymsLithophragma affineLithophragma affinisTellima affinis

   Broaderflower

   Part ofLithophragma

Questions about woodland star

What does woodland star mean?

woodland star means "California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima".

What is another word for woodland star?

Close synonyms include Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma affinis, Tellima affinis. 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 woodland star a common word?

woodland star 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.