Aster
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See also aster
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Translingual [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aster (“star”) because of the shape of its flowers, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astēr, “star”), named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2][3]
Proper noun [edit]
Aster
Translations [edit]
a genus
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See also [edit]
Aster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- See
Aster on Wikispecies. Wikispecies for the many species
References [edit]
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988.
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aster (“star”)
Proper noun [edit]
Aster ?
- A male given name
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Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aster (“star”)
Noun [edit]
Aster f
Related terms [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Aster
- A male given name
