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aster

Pronunciation: /ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/

The English word “aster” has 3 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

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

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