Pronunciation: ' st ō ks-
Function: noun
Etymology: Jonathan Stokes † 1831 English botanist
Date: circa 1890
: a perennial composite herb ( Stokesia laevis ) of the southern U.S. often grown for its large showy heads of usually blue flowers ― called also sto · ke · sia \ st ō - ' k ē -zh( ē -) ə , -z ē - ə \