Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS'TER
AS'TE-ISMAS-TE'RI-AS, or AS'TER
AS'TER, n. [Gr. αςηρ.]
A genus of plants, with compound flowers, many of which are cultivated for their beauty, particularly the China Aster. The species are very numerous.
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