Aster (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Meaning ²

Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hyponyms

• Goldilocks Aster
• Aster Ptarmicoides
• New York Aster
• Aster Acuminatus
• Aster Ericoides
• Aster Linosyris
• Aster Arenosus
• Calico Aster
• Linosyris Vulgaris
• Aster Novi-belgii
• Aster Linarifolius
• Aster Falcatus
• Sea Starwort
• Aster Turbinellis
• Aster Shortii
• Aster Tripolium
• Aster Dumosus
• Aster Novae-angliae