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aster (n.)
[aster 词源字典]
flower genus, 1706, from Latin
aster
"star" (see
star
(n.)); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers. Originally used in English in the Latin sense (c. 1600) but this is obsolete.
[aster etymology, aster origin, 英语词源]