aster
Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
Other meanings
A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
A kind of
- flower
Kinds of aster
- wood aster
- bushy aster
- white prairie aster
- stiff aster
- upland white aster
- sea aster
- prairie aster
- aromatic aster
Related words
- aster yellows
- asterless
- asteroid
- China aster
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀστήρ".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “aster” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.