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Aster
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Appendix:Variations of "aster"
Translingual
thumb|Aster amellus (Michaelmas daisy)
Etymology
From mul la astēr star because of the shape of its flowers, from mul grc ἀστήρ star, named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Asteraceae asters
Hypernyms
genus ; Asteroideae subfamily - subfamily; Astereae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Aster amellus species (Michaelmas daisy) - type species; for the many species see 1
Derived terms
Phaseolaster genus
References
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mul Astereae tribe plants
English
Etymology 1
From en aster a plant of the genus Aster genus and its etymon en la astēr a star.
Proper noun
en unisex Latin.
en 28 February 1970 [Deaths & Funerals] Mrs. R. H. Rider w:The High Point Enterprise 86th year 59 High Point, N.C. 3A https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1283359504/ 1 0747-1491 10579072 Survivors include four sons, Albert Lee Rider of Rt. 2, Thomasville, Aster Ray Rider, A. G. Rider and Carl Eugene Rider, all of Rt. 2, Lexington;
en 18 April 1988 [Regional deaths] Mayburn Daugherty Park City Daily News 134th year 93 Bowling Green, Ky. News Publishing Co. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/660335451/ 2 14217238 He was the husband of Aster Ann Daugherty, who survives, and a son of the late Shelby and Yettie Wyatt Daugherty.
en 2001 C.B. Don pseudonym Shattered Idyll Accused by Facet-Eyes: A Classic Science-Fiction Novel Yorba Linda, Calif. Sterling Ter Libra March 2002 125 https://books.google.com/books?id=rj05UKIyJQ0C&pg=PA125 978-0-9670084-6-2 “Bzzmm…Dr. Leigh, I am Aster and this, is my sister Orchidea,” one of the Magi girls introduced and the girls both spread their wings with respectful grace.
en 4 January 2020 [Soaps] Neighbours (C5) News & Star Carlisle, Cumbria 34 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1147087806/ 1 2633-545X 1129715505 The new mum also longs for a good night’s sleep - baby Aster’s constant crying is keeping her awake, and she longs to ask Finn for help.
Etymology 2
From en de Aster, originating as a nickname from en gmh agelster a magpie, owing to the bird being known especially in the Middle Ages for mischievous tricks.
A variant of en Easter.
Proper noun
en.
3 June 1985 w:Jane Gross Guests Find a New Kind of Bellhop at Hotels During a Strike https://web.archive.org/web/20150524162645/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/03/nyregion/guests-find-a-new-kind-of-bellhop-at-hotels-during-strike.html Carl Aster turned from the registration desk at the Sheraton Centre yesterday and saw an agreeable man stacking his load of packing cases on a baggage trolley. “You don't get this kind of welcome every time,” Mr. Aster, a shoe manufacturer from Chicago, said as Doug Pflaumer, a young Sheraton executive, did the work of a bellhop.
8 June 1999 Metro News Briefs: New York: Music Teacher Accused of Molesting Students https://web.archive.org/web/20110212053348/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/08/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-new-york-music-teacher-accused-of-molesting-students.html The teacher, Samuel S. Aster, 60, was arrested shortly after midnight Friday after an 8-year-old girl had reported to her parents earlier that day that she had been sexually abused by Mr. Aster during a piano lesson at his Teaneck home.
15 June 2018 Anthony Oliver Scott About That ‘Hereditary’ Ending: Really? https://web.archive.org/web/20180615233324/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/movies/hereditary-ending.html Like many horror movies, this one — the critically lauded, audience-dividing feature debut of Ari Aster — operates by means of a deft counterpoint of curiosity and dread.
References
Dutch
Etymology
From nl la astēr star.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Aster.ogg
Proper noun
nl male Latin
Related terms
nl asteroïde
nl astraal a
Anagrams
nl stare
German
de 2022 December
thumb|a flower of the species Aster tataricus species Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster)
Etymology
de la astēr star. de Star Stern.
Pronunciation
de /ˈastɐ/
de De-Aster.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de botany aster any of several plants of the genus Aster
de Sternenblume Sternblume
2 9 Alle sogenannten Sommergewächse, alles, was im Herbst mit Blühen nicht enden kann und sich der Kälte noch keck entgegenentwickelt, Astern besonders, waren in der größten Mannigfaltigkeit gesäet und sollten nun, überallhin verpflanzt, einen Sternhimmel über die Erde bilden.
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de Alpen-Aster
de Berg-Aster
de Glattblatt-Aster
de Kalk-Aster
de Kissen-Aster
de Myrten-Aster
de Schleier-Aster
de Sommeraster
de Herbstaster
Derived terms
de asternartig
Related terms
de Asteroid
Descendants
eo astero 1
uk а́йстра 1
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Latin
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