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-aster
1- a diminutive or pejorative suffix denoting something that imperfectly resembles or mimics the true thing:
criticaster; poetaster, oleaster.
-aster
2- Chiefly Biology. a combining form with the meaning “star,” used in the formation of compound words:
diaster.
aster
3[ as-ter ]
noun
- any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- a plant of some allied genus, as the China aster.
- Cell Biology. a structure formed in a cell during mitosis, composed of astral rays radiating about the centrosome.
- Furniture. sunflower ( def 2 ).
aster
1/ ˈæstə /
noun
- See golden asterany plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare golden aster
- China asterChina aster a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- cytology a group of radiating microtubules that surrounds the centrosome before and during mitosis
-aster
2suffix forming nouns
- a person or thing that is inferior or bears only a poor resemblance to what is specified
poetaster
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Example Sentences
The next moment, plump into Tilly's lap, fell a huge pink aster.
Be on the lookout for black beetle on Aster and Chrysanthemum.
Iron-weed, which looks like an overgrown aster, has the same intense purple-blue color, and a royal profusion of flowers.
The China Aster has been for years a great favorite in both old-fashioned and modern gardens.
This answer made Aster so angry that he went over to the enemy and enlisted in their ranks.
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