Aster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aster is a noun meaning Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
More Meanings
- (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
- (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.
Word Forms
- asters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include starwort, flower, asterwort, astrantia, astelia, starthistle.
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