ASTER

Aster

Aster is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 180 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae.

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aster

Noun

  1. A star.
  2. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
  3. A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.


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