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Aster

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

Translingual

Aster amellus (Michaelmas daisy)

Etymology

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

Aster m

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

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  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.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin aster (“star”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Aster ?

  1. a male given name from Latin

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aster (“star”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

Aster f (genitive Aster, plural Astern)

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

Aster

  1. a male given name from Latin

Further reading

  • “Aster” in Duden online
  • “Aster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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