aster
pronunciation
How to pronounce aster in British English:
UK [ˈæstə(r)]
How to pronounce aster in American English:
US ['æstər]
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- Noun:
- any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
- star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
Word Origin
- aster (n.)
- flower genus, 1706, from Latin aster "star" (see star (n.)); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers. Originally used in English in the Latin sense (c. 1600) but this is obsolete.
Example
- 1. Aster carries two telescopes used to record light reflected by the earth .
- 2. Land surface and vegetation variables estimated from aster data over akesu region of xingjiang in april 2002 .
- 3. Two new species of aster from china .
- 4. This white aster is magnificent .
- 5. He thought aster sometimes crowded the line between courage and rashness .