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Meaning of aster in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈæstər/

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  1. Noun

    aster

    Etymology

    early 17th century (in the sense ‘a star’): via Latin from Greek astēr‘star’

    Definitions

    1. any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
  2. 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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