English Explanatory Dictionary

aster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
  2. A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
  3. A star.
name
  1. A unisex given name from Latin.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aster.wav

Word forms

aster asters

Etymology

From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.

Related words

astro-

Derived words

alpine aster aromatic aster aster yellows asterwort devilweed aster asterless asteroid azure aster beach aster big-leaf aster blue aster bog aster bushy aster button aster calico aster China aster climbing aster cornflower aster East Indies aster Fall aster frostweed aster glaucous aster golden aster goldilocks aster heartleaf aster Italian aster large-leaved aster Mojave-aster monaster mountain aster New England aster New York aster panicled aster prairie aster purple-stemmed aster red-stalked aster rough-leaved aster rush aster sandaster Schreber's aster sea aster Short's aster silver aster slender aster smooth aster southern aster sperm aster starved aster sticky aster stiff aster Stokes' aster swamp aster tansyaster tansy-leaf aster Tartarian aster tatarian aster Tatarinow's aster Tradescant's aster tree aster wavy-leaved aster
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary