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Noun: aster  as-tu(r)
  1. Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
     
  2. Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

Derived forms: asters

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, flower, structure

Part of: genus Aster

Encyclopedia: Aster, Sidney

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Astacura
Astacus
Astaire
Astana
Astarte
astasia
astatic
astatic coils
astatic galvanometer
astatine
aster
Aster acuminatus
Aster arenosus
Aster cordifolius
Aster divaricatus
Aster dumosus
Aster ericoides
Aster falcatus
aster family
Aster linarifolius
Aster linosyris