aster

Meanings

Plural: asters

Noun

any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
A star.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star, stella, étoile, and estoile.

Scrabble Score: 5

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Words With Friends Score: 5

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