'Astrantia major' definitions:
Definition of 'Astrantia major'
(from WordNet)
noun
European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers [syn: greater masterwort, Astrantia major]
Definition of 'Astrantia major'
From: GCIDE
- Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria). (b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre. (c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum). [1913 Webster]