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–noun

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).

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L < Gk astr star

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n.

Any of various plants of the genus Aster in the composite family, having radiate flower heads with white, pink, or violet rays and a usually yellow disk.
The China aster.
Biology A star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell and having raylike fibers that surround the centrosome during mitosis.

[Latin astēr, a type of plant, from Greek, star, type of daisy; see ster-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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aster

flower genus, 1706, from L. aster "star" (see star); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers.

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aster
noun
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

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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.

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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.

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