white wood aster

noun

1. a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white wood aster¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But under the shimmering dragonflies and a still-warm September sun, the slope I long ago slid down seemed only a steep meadow, overgrown with late-season blooms of chicory and white wood aster.

From New York Times

Recently, shots of a day lily, cup-plant, white wood aster, sweet gum, even trichaptum fungus on a log, were identified in less time than it took to say “I know what this is!”

From New York Times

The black-stemmed white wood aster was putting out the last of its little daisies.

From Washington Post

The obvious choice might have been the white wood aster, handsome as a woodland native when planted in and around other perennials.

From Washington Post

It grows in the same habitats as the white wood aster we saw last week.

From New York Times