Aster
WordNet

noun


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

Etymology


From because of the shape of its flowers, from , named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

Proper noun



Aster
  1. A taxonomic genus, within tribe Astereae - the asters.
 
x
OK