aster
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- noun
- /ˈæstər/
- 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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8.9
A tall garden plant with purple daisy-like flowers that bloom in autumn
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7.5
A plant that lives for many years with tall stems and purple or pink flower heads that blooms in autumn
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7.5
A North American plant with bright yellow flowers like a daisy
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9.1
A small North American plant with white star-shaped flowers
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8.2
A small wild flower that grows in woods in eastern North America
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8.6
A tall plant that comes back each year with large blue flowers in the southeastern United States
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9.9
A small plant from North America that lives for many years with many branches and small white star-shaped flowers
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9.9
A plant that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and pale blue or white flowers
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9.0
A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
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7.5
A plant with small purple, pink or white flowers that bloom in autumn
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7.5
A garden plant with large bright flowers often cut for flower arrangements
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9.4
A plant from eastern North America that comes back each year with many small white flowers
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A plant that lives many years, grows in woods, has white flowers, and spreads by underground stems
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9.9
A plant from North America that lives for many years and has small purple, pink, or white flowers in autumn
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9.9
A low plant that grows in small clumps and has white flowers each year
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9.9
A North American plant that grows in bogs and has pale purple or white flowers
A group of plants with daisy-like flowers often grown in gardens
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 wildflower that lives for several years and has narrow leaves and violet 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 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 that lives for more than two years with large blue flower heads
A plant that lives for several years with broad leaves and small daisy-like flowers
A plant with pale purple flowers that grows in salt marshes by the sea
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.9
A tall garden plant with purple daisy-like flowers that bloom in autumn
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7.5
A plant that lives for many years with tall stems and purple or pink flower heads that blooms in autumn
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8.6
A tall plant that comes back each year with large blue flowers in the southeastern United States
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9.5
A plant with violet flowers that grows in the open grasslands of the central United States
- Specialized
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9.9
A small plant from North America that lives for many years with many branches and small white star-shaped flowers
- Specialized
1
9.9
A plant that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and pale blue or white flowers
- Specialized
1
9.0
A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
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9.9
A North American plant that grows for many years with narrow leaves and small white or pale purple daisy-like flowers
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9.1
A small plant that grows in woods with clusters of white star-shaped flowers
- US
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9.4
A plant from eastern North America that comes back each year with many small white flowers
- Specialized
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9.9
A plant with thick leaves and sticky stems that makes one pink or purple flower on coastal bluffs
- US
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9.5
A small North American plant with clusters of tiny white flowers often tinged pink or purple
- Specialized
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9.9
A plant that lives many years, grows in woods, has white flowers, and spreads by underground stems
- Specialized
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9.9
A plant from North America that lives for many years and has small purple, pink, or white flowers in autumn
- Specialized
1
9.9
A low plant that grows in small clumps and has white flowers each year
- Specialized
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8.5
A plant that comes back every year with yellow flower heads and fine hairs, growing in dry places
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9.1
A small North American plant with tiny white daisy-like flowers on thin stems
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 small plant with stiff stems, small leaves, and many tiny white 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 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
A flowering plant with narrow leaves and white flowers at the top
- 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
- Specialized
A plant with daisy-like flowers that lives in salt marshes and comes back each year
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
- 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
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.