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-aster

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  1. a diminutive or pejorative suffix denoting something that imperfectly resembles or mimics the true thing:

    criticaster; poetaster, oleaster.



-aster

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  1. Chiefly Biology. a combining form with the meaning 鈥渟tar,鈥 used in the formation of compound words:

    diaster.

aster

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[ as-ter ]

noun

  1. any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
  2. a plant of some allied genus, as the China aster.
  3. Cell Biology. a structure formed in a cell during mitosis, composed of astral rays radiating about the centrosome.
  4. Furniture. sunflower ( def 2 ).

-aster

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suffix forming nouns

  1. a person or thing that is inferior or bears only a poor resemblance to what is specified

    poetaster

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aster

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/ 藞忙蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare golden aster
  2. China aster
    a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
  3. cytology a group of radiating microtubules that surrounds the centrosome before and during mitosis
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of -aster1

From Latin

Origin of -aster2

< Greek 补蝉迟岣梤 star; astro-

Origin of -aster3

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; from Latin, from Greek 补蝉迟岣梤 鈥渟迟补谤鈥; star
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of -aster1

from Latin: suffix indicating imperfect resemblance

Origin of -aster2

C18: from New Latin, from Latin aster star, from Greek
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Those looking to replace Oscar-winning Sean Baker, who won the top prize at Cannes for Anora last year, also include Iranian director Jafar Panahi and his film A Simple Accident, plus horror newcomer Ari Aster with Eddington, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.

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For him, it鈥檚 less about the size of the role, as evidenced by his turn as a brash manchild in Ari Aster鈥檚 nightmare-inducing 鈥淢idsommar鈥 or his Emmy-nominated guest role as Luca, a pastry chef and mentor on 鈥淭he Bear,鈥 and more about the result.

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The sun-blasted town of Randsburg sprang up virtually overnight, and the area鈥檚 largest mine, the Yellow Aster, produced the modern equivalent of more than $25 million over the next 30 years.

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His land features five gold mines and shares a fence line with the famed Yellow Aster mine, so he鈥檚 confident that there鈥檚 plenty of gold beneath the surface.

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But high winds have deafened the instruments to the rumblings from deeper magma, says Rick Aster, a geophysicist at Colorado State University.

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More About Aster

What is an听aster?

An aster is a flower with a white, pink, blue, or purple petals around a yellow middle.

The name aster can be used for any plant in the genus Aster. Asters are similar to daisies and are in the same family. They are sometimes called Michaelmas daisies.

Species of asters commonly planted in gardens include those known as the New England aster (Symphyotrichum novaeangliae) and the New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii). Some varieties of asters are used as cut flowers by florists.

The aster is one of the September birth flowers (a flower that鈥檚 associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).

Example: We planted asters around the grass in the garden.

Where does听aster come from?

The first records of the word aster come from around 1600. It comes from the Greek 补蝉迟岣梤, meaning 鈥渟tar.鈥 Other star-related words are based on the same root, such as astronomy, asteroid, and asterisk. Asters are named for their star-shaped flowers.

Asters are native to Eurasia. They are perennial, herbaceous plants that bloom late in the growing season鈥攕ometimes in September, for which they are one of the birth flowers. Asters are often classified as either 鈥渨ild鈥 or 鈥cultivated.鈥

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What are some synonyms for aster?

  • Michaelmas daisy

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What are some words that often get used in discussing aster?

How is听aster used in real life?

Asters are popular as garden flowers due to their colorful blooms.

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True or False?听

Asters are related to daisies.

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