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aster

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: aster

1
n
any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
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n
star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: aster
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n any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

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wood aster
any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods
Aster acuminatus, whorled aster
North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
Aster arenosus, heath aster
common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
Aster dumosus, bushy aster
stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
Aster ericoides, heath aster
common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
Aster falcatus, white prairie aster
perennial of western North America having white flowers
Aster linarifolius, stiff aster
wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
Aster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris, goldilocks, goldilocks aster
early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
Aster novae-angliae, New England aster
common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii, Michaelmas daisy, New York aster
North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
Aster ptarmicoides, upland white aster
tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers
Aster shortii, Short's aster
perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
Aster tripolium, sea aster, sea starwort
a common European aster that grows in salt marshes
Aster turbinellis, prairie aster
violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
annual salt-marsh aster
a variety of aster
aromatic aster
a variety of aster
arrow leaved aster
a variety of aster
azure aster
a variety of aster
bog aster
a variety of aster
crooked-stemmed aster
a variety of aster
Eastern silvery aster
a variety of aster
flat-topped white aster
a variety of aster
late purple aster
a variety of aster
panicled aster
a variety of aster
perennial salt marsh aster
a variety of aster
purple-stemmed aster
a variety of aster
rough-leaved aster
a variety of aster
rush aster
a variety of aster
Schreiber's aster
a variety of aster
small white aster
a variety of aster
smooth aster
a variety of aster
southern aster
a variety of aster
calico aster, starved aster
a variety of aster
tradescant's aster
a variety of aster
wavy-leaved aster
a variety of aster
Western silvery aster
a variety of aster
willow aster
a variety of aster
Aster cordifolius, heart-leaved aster
perennial wood aster of eastern North America
Aster divaricatus, white wood aster
rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
Aster macrophyllus, large-leaved aster
tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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n star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

Type of:
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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