"aster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæstɚ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aster.wav [Southern-England] Forms: asters [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɚ Etymology: From Latin aster, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star, stella, étoile, and estoile. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{bor|en|la|aster}} Latin aster, {{der|en|grc|ἀστήρ}} Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr), {{doublet|en|star|stella|étoile|estoile}} Doublet of star, stella, étoile, and estoile Head templates: {{en-noun}} aster (plural asters)
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Flowers Translations (plant): ἀστερίσκος (asterískos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), богородичка (bogorodička) (Bulgarian), димитровче (dimitrovče) (Bulgarian), 翠菊 (cuìjú) (Chinese Mandarin), 紫菀 (zǐwǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), hvězdnice [feminine] (Czech), astero (Esperanto), asteri (Finnish), saunio (Finnish), aster [feminine] (French), Aster [feminine] (German), αστέρας (astéras) [masculine] (Greek), őszirózsa (Hungarian), aster (Indonesian), astar [masculine] (Irish), astro [masculine] (Italian), 嫁菜 (yomena) (alt: よめな) (Japanese), ヨメナ (yomena) (Japanese), 紫苑 (shion) (Japanese), シオン (shion) (Japanese), 과꽃 (gwakkot) (Korean), aster [masculine] (Polish), áster [masculine] (Portuguese), aster [masculine] (Romanian), а́стра (ástra) [feminine] (Russian), aster [masculine] (Spanish), aster [common-gender] (Swedish), yıldızpatı (Turkish), а́йстра (ájstra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-aster-en-noun-MxtJMxRo Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 62 14 25 Disambiguation of Flowers: 52 15 32 Disambiguation of 'plant': 100 0 0
  2. (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell): asteri (Finnish), áster [masculine] (Portuguese), áster [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aster-en-noun-tXxDWObO Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell': 4 91 5
  3. (obsolete) A star. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-aster-en-noun-vkiSfvY4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 18 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 28 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: astro-
Derived forms: alpine aster (taxonomic: Aster alpinus), aromatic aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium), aster yellows, devilweed aster, asterless, asteroid, azure aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum oolentangiense), beach aster (taxonomic: Erigeron glaucus), big-leaf aster (taxonomic: Eurybia macrophylla), blue aster, bog aster (taxonomic: Oclemena nemoralis), bushy aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum dumosum), button aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum dumosum), calico aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum), China aster (taxonomic: Callistephus chinensis), climbing aster (taxonomic: Ampelaster spp.), cornflower aster (taxonomic: Stokesia laevis), East Indies aster, Fall aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium), frostweed aster (taxonomic: Verbesina virginica), glaucous aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum laeve), golden aster (taxonomic: Heterotheca spp.), goldilocks aster (taxonomic: Galatella linosyris), heartleaf aster (alt: VSymphyotrichum cordifolium), Italian aster (taxonomic: Aster amellus), large-leaved aster (taxonomic: Eurybia macrophylla), Mojave-aster (taxonomic: Xylorhiza tortifolia), mountain aster (taxonomic: Canadanthus spp.), New England aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), New York aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii), panicled aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum), prairie aster, purple-stemmed aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum puniceum), red-stalked aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum puniceum), rough-leaved aster (taxonomic: Eurybia radulina), rush aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum boreale), sandaster (english: Corethrogyne), Schreber's aster (taxonomic: Eurybia schreberi), sea aster (taxonomic: Tripolium pannonicum), Short's aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum shortii), silver aster (taxonomic: Chrysopsis graminifolia), slender aster (taxonomic: Eurybia compacta), smooth aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum laeve), southern aster, sperm aster, starved aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum), sticky aster (taxonomic: Machaeranthera bigelovii), stiff aster (taxonomic: Solidago ptarmicoides), Stokes' aster (taxonomic: Stokesia laevis), swamp aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum puniceum), tansy-leaf aster, Tartarian aster, tatarian aster (taxonomic: Aster tataricus), Tatarinow's aster (taxonomic: Aster tataricus), Tradescant's aster (taxonomic: Aster tradescanti), tree aster (taxonomic: Olearia spp.), wavy-leaved aster (taxonomic: Symphyotrichum undulatum), yellow aster (taxonomic: Eastwoodia elegans)

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      "taxonomic": "Aster alpinus",
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      "taxonomic": "Symphyotrichum oolentangiense",
      "word": "azure aster"
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      "word": "calico aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Callistephus chinensis",
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      "word": "climbing aster"
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      "word": "cornflower aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Verbesina virginica",
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      "taxonomic": "Galatella linosyris",
      "word": "goldilocks aster"
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      "alt": "VSymphyotrichum cordifolium",
      "word": "heartleaf aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Aster amellus",
      "word": "Italian aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Eurybia macrophylla",
      "word": "large-leaved aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Canadanthus spp.",
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      "word": "purple-stemmed aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Symphyotrichum puniceum",
      "word": "red-stalked aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Eurybia radulina",
      "word": "rough-leaved aster"
    },
    {
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      "taxonomic": "Symphyotrichum boreale",
      "word": "rush aster"
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      "english": "Corethrogyne",
      "word": "sandaster"
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      "taxonomic": "Eurybia schreberi",
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      "taxonomic": "Tripolium pannonicum",
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      "taxonomic": "Symphyotrichum shortii",
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    {
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      "taxonomic": "Chrysopsis graminifolia",
      "word": "silver aster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Eurybia compacta",
      "word": "slender aster"
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      "word": "sperm aster"
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      "taxonomic": "Symphyotrichum puniceum",
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      "word": "tansy-leaf aster"
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      "word": "tatarian aster"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ájstra",
          "sense": "plant",
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        "(biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell."
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          "sense": "star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell",
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