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- aster ['æstə]
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any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) - Compare golden aster
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n
[cytology]
a group of radiating microtubules that surrounds the centrosome before and during mitosis
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[Etymology]
C18: from New Latin, from Latin aster star, from Greek
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any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) - Compare golden aster
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