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Asteriscus
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asteriscus
Translingual
thumb|Asteriscus aquaticus species
Etymology
From mul grc ἀςερίσκος small star. The name was used by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort because the chalice (en calyx) is in the form of a star.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Asteraceae found from Cape Verde and southern Europe to Saudi Arabia
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Asteriscus aquaticus species (golden starwort, golden star) type species; Asteriscus graveolens species, Asteriscus intermedius species, Asteriscus pinifolius species (Kral's aster), Asteriscus sericeus species (Canary Island aster) selected other species
References
Asteriscus (plant)
Asteriscus (Asteraceae)
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1694 Pitton Tournefort Elemens de botanique, ou Methode pour connoître les plantes 399 Paris https://books.google.com/books?id=XvITAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA399