About The Word Aster
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Aster
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What's The Definition Of Aster?
[n] star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
[n] any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers Synonyms | Synonyms for Aster: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aster: See Also | anatomical structure | annual salt-marsh aster | aromatic aster | arrow leaved aster | Aster acuminatus | Aster arenosus | Aster dumosus | Aster ericoides | Aster falcatus | Aster linarifolius | Aster linosyris | Aster novae-angliae | Aster novi-belgii | Aster ptarmicoides | Aster shortii | Aster tripolium | Aster turbinellis | azure aster | bodily structure | body structure | bog aster | bushy aster | calico aster | complex body part | crooked-stemmed aster | Eastern silvery aster | flat-topped white aster | flower | genus Aster | goldilocks | goldilocks aster | heath aster | late purple aster | Linosyris vulgaris | Michaelmas daisy | New England aster | New York aster | panicled aster | perennial salt marsh aster | prairie aster | purple-stemmed aster | rough-leaved aster | rush aster | Schreiber's aster | sea aster | sea starwort | Short's aster | small white aster | smooth aster | southern aster | starved aster | stiff aster | structure | tradescant's aster | upland white aster | wavy-leaved aster | Western silvery aster | white prairie aster | whorled aster | willow aster | wood aster Aster In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\As"ter\, n. (Biol.) A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis. |
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