aster

as·ter

noun \ˈas-tər\

Definition of ASTER

1

[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

2

[New Latin, from Greek aster-, astēr] : a system of microtubules arranged radially about a centriole at either end of the mitotic or meiotic spindle

Illustration of ASTER

First Known Use of ASTER

1664

Rhymes with ASTER

blaster, caster, castor, Castor, gaster, master, pastor, plaster, raster