Aster
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Aster m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae — the asters.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Astereae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): See
Aster on Wikispecies. Wikispecies for the many species
Translations[edit]
a genus
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External links[edit]
Aster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- Aster on Wikispecies. Wikispecies
Aster on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
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]
Proper noun[edit]
Aster ?
- A male given name
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Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aster f
Related terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aster
- A male given name
External links[edit]
- Aster in Duden online
