Asteriscus

See also: asteriscus

Translingual

flowers

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀςερίσκος (aserískos, “small star”). The name was used by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort because the chalice (calyx) is in the form of a star.

Proper noun

Asteriscus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae.

Hypernyms

• (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family

References

• Asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asteriscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asteriscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons