aster : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: aster	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for aster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aster n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aster \As"ter\, n. (Biol.) A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aster \As"ter\ ([acr]s"t[etil]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. 'asth`r star. See {Star}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy. 2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus {Callistephus}. Many varieties (called {China asters}, {German asters}, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.