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aster

Pronunciation: /as.tɛʁ/

“aster” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. aster (flowering plant)

In French

  1. Genre de plantes de la famille des Astéracées (ou Composées), qui ressemblent à des étoiles.
  2. Chacune des deux structures microscopiques d'apparence étoilée apparaissant lors de la mitose et situées à chacun des pôles du fuseau mitotique d'une cellule animale en division.

Etymology

From Middle French aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στήρ (ăstḗr). Doublet of star.

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