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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: colicroot n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass}, {unicorn root}]
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