boltonia
[ bohl-toh-nee-uh ]
/ boʊlˈtoʊ ni ə /
noun
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
Origin of boltonia
< New Latin (1788); after James
Bolton, 18th-century English botanist; see
-ia
Words nearby boltonia
boltel,
bolter,
bolthead,
bolting cloth,
bolton,
boltonia,
boltrope,
boltzmann,
boltzmann constant,
bolus,
bolyai
British Dictionary definitions for boltonia
boltonia
/ (bəʊlˈtəʊnɪə) /
noun
any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
Word Origin for boltonia
C18: New Latin, named after James
Bolton, C18 English botanist