What is the definition of
aster
1.
[ noun ]
(botany) any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
Related terms:
flower
whorled_aster
white_prairie_aster
heath_aster
bushy_aster
Short's_aster
prairie_aster
stiff_aster
goldilocks
New_England_aster
Michaelmas_daisy
upland_white_aster
rush_aster
Schreiber's_aster
small_white_aster
annual_salt-marsh_aster
aromatic_aster
arrow_leaved_aster
azure_aster
bog_aster
crooked-stemmed_aster
Eastern_silvery_aster
flat-topped_white_aster
late_purple_aster
panicled_aster
perennial_salt_marsh_aster
purple-stemmed_aster
rough-leaved_aster
sea_aster
heath_aster
wood_aster
smooth_aster
southern_aster
starved_aster
tradescant's_aster
wavy-leaved_aster
Western_silvery_aster
willow_aster
genus_Aster
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2.
[ noun ]
(zoology) star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
Related terms:
structure
Similar spelling:
astern
Asterope
asteroid
asternal
asterism
asterisk
asterion
ashtray
astor
astir
austere
Astrid
astray
astral
astride
Astreus
Astorga
Astarte