German asters — Aster As ter ([a^]s t[ e]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. asth r star. See {Star}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
as|ter — «AS tuhr», noun. 1. a) a common plant having daisylike flowers with white, pink, blue, or purple petals around a yellow center. b) its flower. Asters belong to the composite family. Some asters are very small; others are large with many petals. 2 … Useful english dictionary
Aster — As ter ([a^]s t[ e]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr. asth r star. See {Star}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus {Callistephus}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asterales — ▪ plant order Introduction daisy order of flowering plants, containing 11 families and some 26,000 species. The major families are Asteraceae and Campanulaceae (including Lobeliaceae), with far fewer species in the remaining families of… … Universalium
Aster (genus) — Aster Aster alpinus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
aster — /as teuhr/, n. 1. any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk. 2. a plant of some allied genus, as the China aster. 3. Cell Biol. a structure formed in a cell during mitosis,… … Universalium
Koko Nor — /koh koh nawrdd / 1. See Qing Hai. 2. former name of Qinghai. * * * Chinese Qinghai Hu or Ch ing hai Hu Lake, Qinghai province, China. The largest drainless mountain lake of Central Asia, it is 65 mi (105 km) long and 40 mi (64 km) wide; its… … Universalium
Notable gardens of France — The Notable Gardens of France is a list and description of the two hundred and some gardens classified as Jardins Remarquable by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. The complete list and the criteria for… … Wikipedia
Remarkable Gardens of France — The Remarkable Gardens of France is intended to be a list and description, by region, of the over two hundred gardens classified as Jardins remarquables by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. The complete … Wikipedia
Kalimeris — Taxobox name = Kalimeris image width = 250px image caption = Kalimeris incisa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Kalimeris genus authority = (Cass.) Cass., 1825… … Wikipedia
