prairie smoke

noun

a plant Geum triflorum, of the rose family, native to North America, having purplish flowers and silky-plumed fruit.
Also called Johnny smokers.

Origin of prairie smoke

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby prairie smoke

prairie rattlesnake, prairie rose, prairie school, prairie schooner, prairie skirt, prairie smoke, prairie soil, prairie state, prairie style, prairie turnip, prairie village