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Added 9 October 2026

aster

/ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/ noun

Latin root: astēr Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aster at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.

Origin

From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.

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