Aster

See also: aster, áster, and -aster

Translingual
Aster tataricus

Etymology

From Latin aster (“star”) because of the shape of its flowers, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

Aster m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the asters.

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References
  1. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988.
  2. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  3. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin aster (“star”)

Proper noun

Aster ?

  1. A male given name

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Latin aster (“star”)

The flower species Aster tataricus

Pronunciation
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Noun

Aster f

  1. (botany) A taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae - the asters.

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Aster

  1. A male given name

Further reading
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