noun
aster
AS-tuh
noun
1
A garden plant with daisy-like flowers, typically purple, pink, or white, that bloom in late summer and autumn.
"She planted a row of asters along the garden path."
2
A star-shaped structure of fibers that forms inside a cell during division.
"Under the microscope, the aster appeared around each pole of the dividing cell."
How to Use Aster
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA star-shaped autumn flower, or (in biology) a star-shaped structure in a dividing cell.
Common pairings
a bed of asters
purple asters
Word Forms
asters plural
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Etymology
From Latin aster, from Ancient Greek astḗr (\"star\") — the same root as "asterisk" and "astronomy," and a distant cousin of the English word "star" itself.