Definition of Aster

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


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

Definition of Aster

1. n. A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.

2. n. A star- shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis.

Definition of Aster

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aster

1. Star shaped cluster of microtubules radiating from the polar microtubule organising centre at the start of mitosis. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aster

astatine
astatines
astatki
astatkis
asteatodes
asteatosis
asteatosis cutis
asteism
asteisms
astel
astelic
astelies
astely
astemizole
aster (current term)
aster (current term)
asteraceae
Asteraceae
astereognosis
astereognosis
asteria
asterias
asterias
asteriated
asterid
Asteridae
asteridea
asteridian
asterids
asterid dicot family

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