China aster

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China aster

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It was brought from China to France by a missionary in the 18th century.

noun China asters

Callistephus chinensis, an ornamental plant native to China. ‘[S]he carelessly bound a glowing wreath of African marygolds and purple China-aster, surmounting the whole with a light kerchief of pink Italian gauze, embroidered by herself in lilies of the valley.’

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noun Callistephus chinensis

한국어	과꽃 gwakkot
中文	翠菊 cuìjú
Deutsch	Sommeraster
Română	ochiul-boului

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"China aster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/china%20aster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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China aster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/china%20aster

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"China aster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/china%20aster.

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@misc{china_aster_2026,
  title = {China aster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/china%20aster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}