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Aster

/ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
  2. (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
  3. (obsolete) A star.

Example Sentences

On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A.
by the changes and enter-caprings of which, the revolutions, motions, cadences, and carrols of the asters [translating astres] and planets are caused and transported.

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What does aster mean?

Aster means Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers..

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On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A.

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