aster
English
/ˈæstə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
- (obsolete) A star.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aster (star, expressing incomplete resemblance) derived from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (star).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀστήρ
Gloss
star
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
星
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asterless English
- asteronym English
- asteroseismologist English
- asteroseismology English
- monaster English
- seismology English
- aster Latin
- astraeus Latin
- astur Latin
- astēr Latin
- Aster German
- Aster Dutch, Flemish
- μόνος Ancient Greek
- ἀστήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀστερίσκος Ancient Greek
- ἀστερόεις Ancient Greek
- ἀστραπή Ancient Greek
- ἀστρολόγος Ancient Greek
- *(h₂)stornos Proto-Indo-European
- aster Polish
- aster Cebuano
- astere Latvian
- Ķīnas astere Latvian
- ἀστέρας gkm
- *astḗr Proto-Hellenic