1. common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy; [syn: New England aster, Aster novae-angliae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
New England aster
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having showy
purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn:
New England aster, Aster novae-angliae]