amphiaster

English

Figure c is the amphiaster

Etymology

From amphi- +‎ -aster.

Noun

amphiaster (plural amphiasters)

1. (biology) A structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.

References

• “amphiaster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.