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aster
| aster acuminatus
| aster arenosus
| aster cordifolius
| aster divaricatus
| aster dumosus
aster
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aster has 2 senses
- aster(n = noun.plant) Array - any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers; Array is a kind of flower
- aster(n = noun.body) Array - star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis; Array is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
is a member of genus aster
has particulars: wood aster, aster acuminatus, whorled aster, aster arenosus, heath aster, aster dumosus, bushy aster, aster ericoides, heath aster, aster falcatus, white prairie aster, aster linarifolius, stiff aster, aster linosyris, goldilocks, goldilocks aster, linosyris vulgaris, aster novae-angliae, new england aster, aster novi-belgii, michaelmas daisy, new york aster, aster ptarmicoides, upland white aster, aster shortii, short's aster, aster tripolium, sea aster, sea starwort, aster turbinellis, prairie aster, annual salt-marsh aster, aromatic aster, arrow leaved aster, azure aster, bog aster, crooked-stemmed aster, eastern silvery aster, flat-topped white aster, late purple aster, panicled aster, perennial salt marsh aster, purple-stemmed aster, rough-leaved aster, rush aster, schreiber's aster, small white aster, smooth aster, southern aster, calico aster, starved aster, tradescant's aster, wavy-leaved aster, western silvery aster, willow aster
CIDE DICTIONARY
aster, n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. 'asth`r star. See Star.].
- A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy. [1913 Webster]
- A plant of the genus
Callistephus . Many varieties (calledChina asters ,German asters , etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers. [1913 Webster] - A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aster, n. any composite plant of the genus Aster, with bright daisy-like flowers, e.g. the Michaelmas daisy.
Idiom
China aster a related plant, Callistephus chinensis, cultivated for its bright and showy flowers.
Etymology
L f. Gk aster star
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