aster
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- noun
- /ˈæstər/
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aster
- The wild asters and goldenrod are perfectly gorgeous, and everything is so inviting.
- white-flowered asters
Examples
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Tulips, peonies, roses, lilies, hydrangeas, sedum, asters... the slow circle of color and scent revolves before our eyes.
Blog text (4) -
Blue-and-white-flowered asters line the road throughout autumn and until the end of the growing season.
Academic text (1998) -
Instead, here are a couple of photos of some kind of mum/aster-like flowers that showed up in my garden.
Blog text (8) -
You know the flowers on that dress are Mexican asters.
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And then we have the most beautiful Stokes aster called Totally Stoked Riptide.
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There were wildflowers in the meadow: blue chicory and pink asters.
Fiction book (1998) -
August: red rowan trees, yellow sunflowers, marigolds still in full bloom, asters.
Fiction book (1998) -
Toward the end of the month, overnight, the purple and pink perennial asters burst into bloom and for 38 hours they are all glowing.
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Nett Merley contemplated the city beyond the spindly honeysuckles, elms, and wildly blooming asters.
Fiction book (2002) -
In late summer, the garden was filled with vibrant asters that attracted many butterflies.
Synonyms
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A plant with small purple, pink or white flowers that bloom in autumn
A group of plants with daisy-like flowers often grown in gardens
A small wild flower that grows in woods in eastern North America
A plant that lives many years, grows in woods, has white flowers, and spreads by underground stems
A woodland plant with large leaves and pale purple flowers
A plant with violet flowers that blooms every year in the central United States
A small plant from North America that lives for many years with many branches and small white star-shaped flowers
A small North American plant with white star-shaped flowers
A small wildflower that lives for several years and has narrow leaves and violet flowers
A tall garden plant with purple daisy-like flowers that bloom in autumn
A plant from North America that lives for many years and has small purple, pink, or white flowers in autumn
A low plant that grows in small clumps and has white flowers each year
A plant that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and pale blue or white flowers
A North American perennial plant with leaves in circles around the stem and white flowers tinged with purple
A plant that lives for many years with white flowers from western North America
A plant that lives for many years and has blue flowers in the southeastern United States
A plant that lives for many years with blue flowers like a daisy from the southeastern United States
A North American plant that lives for several years and has small white flowers
A plant that lives for many years with tall stems and purple or pink flower heads that blooms in autumn
A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
A wildflower with narrow leaves and pale violet or white flowers that grows in wetlands in North America
A small plant with narrow silvery leaves and purple daisy-like flowers that blooms in late summer
A North American plant that lives for many years with silvery leaves and purple flowers in grasslands and open woods
A plant with scented leaves and purple or lavender flowers
A plant that grows in salt marshes and has small pale purple or white flowers
A plant that lives for several years with star-shaped purple or blue flowers
A flowering plant with light purple flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
A wildflower with clusters of small pale purple or white flowers
A North American plant that lives many years with smooth leaves and pale violet flowers
A small plant that comes back each year with white daisy-like flowers
A plant that lives for several years with groups of white flowers in fields or meadows
A plant with small white flowers that grows in open grasslands
A flowering plant with clusters of small white daisy-like flowers
A flowering plant with narrow leaves and white flowers at the top
A plant from eastern North America that comes back each year with many small white flowers
A plant that lives for more than two years with large blue flower heads
A tall plant that comes back each year with large blue flowers in the southeastern United States
A plant that lives for several years with broad leaves and small daisy-like flowers
A garden plant with large bright flowers often cut for flower arrangements
A North American plant with bright yellow flowers like a daisy
A plant with pale purple flowers that grows in salt marshes by the sea
A North American plant that grows in bogs and has pale purple or white flowers
Compounds
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A plant with thick leaves and sticky stems that makes one pink or purple flower on coastal bluffs
- US
A plant from eastern North America that comes back each year with many small white flowers
- US
A small North American plant with clusters of tiny white flowers often tinged pink or purple
A North American wildflower with bent stems and small daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A small plant with narrow silvery leaves and purple daisy-like flowers that blooms in late summer
- Specialized
A plant that grows in salt marshes and has small pale purple or white flowers
- Specialized
A North American wildflower with arrow-shaped leaves and purple flowers
- Specialized
A North American perennial plant with leaves in circles around the stem and white flowers tinged with purple
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for several years and has small white flowers
- Specialized
A plant that lives many years, grows in woods, has white flowers, and spreads by underground stems
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and pale blue or white flowers
- Specialized
A small plant with stiff stems, small leaves, and many tiny white flowers
- Specialized
A small plant from North America that lives for many years with many branches and small white star-shaped flowers
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with white flowers from western North America
- Specialized
A small wildflower that lives for several years and has narrow leaves and violet flowers
A plant that lives for many years and blooms early in summer with yellow flower heads
- Specialized
A tall garden plant with purple daisy-like flowers that bloom in autumn
- Specialized
A plant from North America that lives for many years and has small purple, pink, or white flowers in autumn
- Specialized
A low plant that grows in small clumps and has white flowers each year
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years and has blue flowers in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A plant with violet flowers that blooms every year in the central United States
- US
A long-lived plant with bright blue daisy-like flowers that blooms in late summer
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with flat clusters of small white flowers
A plant that lives for several years with broad leaves and small daisy-like flowers
A wildflower that lives for many years and makes bright yellow, daisy-like flowers
A plant that lives many years and blooms early with yellow flowers like goldenrod
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with thin grass-like leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A plant that comes back every year with yellow flower heads and fine hairs, growing in dry places
A flowering plant with narrow leaves and white flowers at the top
A plant that lives for many years with tall stems and purple or pink flower heads that blooms in autumn
- Specialized
A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A wildflower with narrow leaves and pale violet or white flowers that grows in wetlands in North America
A North American plant that grows for many years with narrow leaves and small white or pale purple daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A plant with daisy-like flowers that lives in salt marshes and comes back each year
A plant with violet flowers that grows in the open grasslands of the central United States
A wild North American flower with leaves like a fern and narrow purple petals
- Specialized
A plant that lives for several years with star-shaped purple or blue flowers
A plant that lives for many years with blue flowers like a daisy from the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A small plant that comes back each year with white daisy-like flowers
- US
A North American plant that lives many years with smooth leaves and pale violet flowers
A flowering plant with light purple flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A tall plant that comes back each year with large blue flowers in the southeastern United States
- US
A small wild flower with leafy stems and bright purple petals that grows in western US hills
- Specialized
A plant with upright rough stems, narrow leaves, and large purple flowers that lives for many years
A plant that lives for several years with groups of white flowers in fields or meadows
A North American plant that lives for many years with silvery leaves and purple flowers in grasslands and open woods
A small plant that grows in woods with clusters of white star-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aster for the flower comes from the Greek word aster meaning 'star', like the word asterisk. The petals form a star-like shape, so the name helps you remember the flower looks like a little star.