English Dictionary |
GENUS ASTER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aster mean?
• GENUS ASTER (noun)
The noun GENUS ASTER has 1 sense:
1. large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers
Familiarity information: GENUS ASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("genus Aster" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Aster"):
aster (any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Aster" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Walking slowly, even the donkey will reach Lhasa." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Laughing for no reason is rude." (Arabic proverb)
"Cleanliness is half your health." (Czech proverb)