aster
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noun \ˈas-tər\Definition of ASTER
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[New Latin, from Latin, aster, from Greek aster-, astēr star, aster — more at star] a : any of various chiefly fall-blooming leafy-stemmed composite herbs (Aster and closely related genera) with often showy heads containing disk flowers or both disk and ray flowers b : china aster
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[New Latin, from Greek aster-, astēr] : a system of microtubules arranged radially about a centriole at either end of the mitotic or meiotic spindle
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1664
as·ter
noun \ˈas-tər\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ASTER
: a system of gelated cytoplasmic rays arranged radially about a centriole at either end of the mitotic or meiotic spindle—called also cytaster
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Any of various chiefly fall-blooming, leafy-stemmed herbaceous plants (Aster and closely related genera) in the Asteraceae family, often with showy flowers. Included among the asters are many perennial wildflowers and hundreds of garden varieties.
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