Aster

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See also: aster, áster, -aster, and åster

Translingual[edit]

Aster amellus (Michaelmas daisy)

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

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

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References[edit]

  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.

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin aster (“star”)

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Proper noun[edit]

Aster ?

  1. A male given name from Latin

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin aster (“star”).

a flower of the species Aster tataricus

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Noun[edit]

Aster f

  1. (botany) a taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae - the asters
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Proper noun[edit]

Aster

  1. A male given name from Latin

Further reading[edit]

  • “Aster” in Duden online
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