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China aster
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English
Etymology
It was brought from China to France by a missionary in the 18th century.
Noun
Callistephus chinensis species, an ornamental plant native to China.
en 1792 Charlotte Smith (writer) Charlotte Smith Desmond Broadview 2001 224 ‘[S]he carelessly bound a glowing wreath of African marygolds and purple China-aster, surmounting the whole with a light kerchief of pink Italian gauze, embroidered by herself in lilies of the valley.’
Translations
Callistephus chinensis
Catalan: ca octubrera f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 翠菊 cuìjú
Czech: cs astra čínská
German: de Sommeraster f
Irish: ga astar síneach m
Korean: ko 과꽃
Latvian: lv Ķīnas astere f
Polish: pl aster chiński m-in, pl aster zwyczajny m-in, pl gwiazdosz chiński m-in
Romanian: ro ochiul-boului m
Welsh: cy seren Tsieina f
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