aster


Definition: Meaning of, aster in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈastə /

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aster asters
  1. any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
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  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 used in phrases

  • Aster acuminatus (noun)
    1. north American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
  • Aster arenosus (noun)
    1. common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
  • Aster cordifolius (noun)
    1. perennial wood aster of eastern North America
  • Aster divaricatus (noun)
    1. rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
  • Aster dumosus (noun)
    1. stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
  • Aster ericoides (noun)
    1. common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
  • Aster falcatus (noun)
    1. perennial of western North America having white flowers
  • Aster linarifolius (noun)
    1. wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
  • Aster linosyris (noun)
    1. early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
  • Aster macrophyllus (noun)
    1. tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
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