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Definition of Aletris
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Aletris farinosa Blazing Blaz"ing, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris
squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and star grass.
Aletris farinosa Colicroot Col"ic*root`, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn
root.