New York aster
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- noun
- /njuː jɔrk ˈæstər/
- US
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aster de Nueva York
- The New York aster is a popular choice among gardeners for its ability to bloom late in the season.
Examples
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In the garden, the New York aster adds vibrant colors with its purple flowers during the fall.
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With its small pink flowers, the New York aster attracts many butterflies and bees to the garden.
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The Buffalo State Chamber Choir sang at the May 2012 graduation ceremony in Buffalo, New York.
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Roy Hobbs, New York Knights star, remains laid up... At Tower Maternity Hospital in New York City.
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It's Mr. Travis Trimble, 138 East, 32nd Street, New York, New York.
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I don't know if we'll be growing bananas in upstate New York, but it would expand the options for locally grown fruits and vegetables.
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Sewell, W. H., & Hauser, R. M. (1975). Education, occupation, and earnings: Achievement in the early career. New York: Academic Press.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
A plant from North America that lives for many years and has small purple, pink, or white flowers in autumn
A garden plant with small purple, pink, or white flowers that bloom in autumn
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase combining a place-name modifier ('New York') with the head noun 'aster', so its meaning — a variety or population of aster associated with New York — is directly derivable from the constituents. This place-name + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common for plant or product names, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily infer it denotes a type of aster.
Etymology
New York aster gets its name from gardeners and plant collectors who saw this small purple aster growing near New York and in other parts of North America. One popular story says seeds sent to Europe were labeled with that place, so today New York aster simply means a fall-flowering aster 'from North America'.