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aster¹
- /ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -æstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.
noun asters
- Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A.
- A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
- A star. by the changes and enter-caprings of which, the revolutions, motions, cadences, and carrols of the asters [translating astres] and planets are caused and transported.
Aster²
Where it comes from
From aster (“a plant of the genus Aster”) and its etymon Latin astēr (“a star”).
proper noun
- A unisex given name from Latin. Survivors include […] four sons, Albert Lee Rider of Rt. 2, Thomasville, Aster Ray Rider, A. G. Rider and Carl Eugene Rider, all of Rt. 2, Lexington; […]
Aster³
Where it comes from
* From German Aster, originating as a nickname from Middle High German agelster (“a magpie”), owing to the bird being known especially in the Middle Ages for mischievous tricks.
* A variant of Easter.
proper noun
- A surname. Carl Aster turned from the registration desk at the Sheraton Centre yesterday and saw an agreeable man stacking his load of packing cases on a baggage trolley. “You don't get this kind of welcome every time,” Mr. Aster, a shoe manufacturer from Chicago, said as Doug Pflaumer, a young Sheraton execut
Translations
Talk about this word "aster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aster "aster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aster.Cite this
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