aster, n.
(asters)
(asters)
star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
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aster
semantic pointers
hypernym
any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
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aster
semantic pointers
hypernym
member holonym
hyponym
wood aster
whorled aster, Aster acuminatus
heath aster, Aster arenosus
bushy aster, Aster dumosus
heath aster, Aster ericoides
white prairie aster, Aster falcatus
stiff aster, Aster linarifolius
goldilocks, goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris
New England aster, Aster novae-angliae
Michaelmas daisy, New York aster, Aster novi-belgii
upland white aster, Aster ptarmicoides
Short's aster, Aster shortii
sea aster, sea starwort, Aster tripolium
prairie aster, Aster turbinellis
annual salt-marsh aster
aromatic aster
arrow leaved aster
azure aster
bog aster
crooked-stemmed aster
Eastern silvery aster
flat-topped white aster
late purple aster
panicled aster
perennial salt marsh aster
purple-stemmed aster
rough-leaved aster
rush aster
Schreiber's aster
small white aster
smooth aster
southern aster
starved aster, calico aster
tradescant's aster
wavy-leaved aster
Western silvery aster
willow aster