Noun: heath aster heeth'as-tu(r)
- Common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
"Heath asters covered the meadow like a blanket of stars";
- Aster ericoides, Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
"Heath asters bloom profusely in late summer";
- Aster arenosus, Chaetopappa ericoides
Derived forms: heath asters
Type of: aster
Encyclopedia: Heath aster