shooting star

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Noun

1. 1
   A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
2. 2
   Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.
3. 3
   Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America: The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).