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| 1. | any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk. |
| 2. | a plant of some allied genus, as the China aster. |
| 3. | Cell Biology. a structure formed in a cell during mitosis, composed of astral rays radiating about the centrosome. |
| 4. | Furniture. sunflower (def. 2). |
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Aster
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[Latin astēr, a type of plant, from Greek, star, type of daisy; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
aster
flower genus, 1706, from L. aster "star" (see star); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| aster | |
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| 1. | any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers |
| 2. | star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Aster
As"ter\ ([a^]s"t[~e]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. 'asth`r star. See Star.]1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy. 2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Aster
As"ter*isk\, n. [L. asteriscus, Gr. ?, dim. of 'asth`r star. See Aster.] The figure of a star, thus, ?, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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