aster
Other forms: asters
An aster is a flower that's related to the daisy. Asters tend to bloom in the late summer or early fall, and they come in many different colors.
If you plant asters in the spring, you'll be rewarded with purple and pink blossoms a few months later. Asters are perennial plants, so they continue to grow and bloom again year after year. There are hundreds of different varieties of asters, but most of them have small, daisy-like flower heads, almost star shaped — which is why the plant is called aster, the Latin word for "star."
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any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowerstypes:wood asterany of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woodsAster acuminatus, whorled asterNorth American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowersAster arenosus, heath astercommon North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower headsAster dumosus, bushy asterstiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower headsAster ericoides, heath astercommon much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowersAster linarifolius, stiff asterwiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowersAster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris, goldilocks, goldilocks asterearly-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrodAster novae-angliae, New England astercommon perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisyAster novi-belgii, Michaelmas daisy, New York asterNorth American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in EuropeAster ptarmicoides, upland white astertufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowersAster turbinellis, prairie asterviolet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary headsannual salt-marsh astera variety of asteraromatic astera variety of asterarrow leaved astera variety of asterazure astera variety of asterbog astera variety of astercrooked-stemmed astera variety of asterEastern silvery astera variety of asterflat-topped white astera variety of asterlate purple astera variety of asterpanicled astera variety of asterperennial salt marsh astera variety of asterpurple-stemmed astera variety of asterrough-leaved astera variety of asterrush astera variety of asterSchreiber's astera variety of astersmall white astera variety of astersmooth astera variety of astersouthern astera variety of astertradescant's astera variety of asterwavy-leaved astera variety of asterWestern silvery astera variety of asterwillow astera variety of asterAster divaricatus, white wood asterrhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowersAster macrophyllus, large-leaved astertufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europetype of:flowera plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosistype of:anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structurea particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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The ancients believed that the universe was composed of five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water, and sky. The Greek and Latin words for these elements still show up in our language today. Learn these words that come from the Greek word astron, meaning "star." Here are links to our complete set of Elements of the Universe lists: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe") / Terr, Terra ("Earth") / Geo ("Earth") / Hydr, Hydro ("Water") / Aqua ("Water") / Ign, Igni ("Fire") / Pyr, Pyro ("Fire") / Aer, Aero ("Air") / Aether ("Sky") / Aster, Astro ("Star") / Sol ("Sun")