Only show
results for:

Topics related to "aster"

aster
aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster ( Callistephus chinensis ), all members of the family Asteraceae (aster o... Read more
sepal
sepal a modified leaf, part of the outermost of the four groups of flower parts. The sepals of a flower are collectively called the calyx and act as a protective covering of the inner flower parts in the bud. Sepals are usually green, but in some flowers (e.g., the lily and the orchid) they are t... Read more
arnica
arnica , any plant of the genus Arnica, yellow-flowered perennials of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), native to north temperate and arctic regions. In North America, arnicas grow in woody areas of the plains region and the Pacific coast, northward to arctic Alaska. Medicinal preparations f... Read more
compass plant
compass plant or rosinweed, large, coarse North American perennial herb ( Silphium laciniatum ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), found chiefly in open grasslands. The deeply cut leaves tend to point north and south. It has been used medicinally and is sometimes cultivated. Other plant... Read more
coreopsis
coreopsis , or tickseed, names for species of Coreopsis, a chiefly North American genus of the family Asteraceae ( aster family). They are easily cultivated annuals or perennials with daisylike heads of flowers in various colors—commonly yellow or variegated. Garden kinds are sometimes ... Read more
goatsbeard
goatsbeard common name for plants of the genus Tragopogon (see salsify ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family) and of the genus Aruncus of the family Rosaceae ( rose family), related to the spiraeas. False goatsbeard, a saxifrage, is named for its resemblance to Aruncus. The two familie... Read more
oxeye
oxeye name for several plants, e.g., the oxeye daisy and black-eyed Susan , but particularly for two genera: Heliopsis, native to North America, and Buphthalmum, native to Europe and W Asia but cultivated elsewhere. Both are perennials of the family Asteraceae ( aster family) and are grown ... Read more
safflower
safflower Eurasian thistlelike herb ( Carthamus tinctorius ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family). Safflower, or false saffron, has long been cultivated in S Asia and Egypt for food and medicine and as a costly but inferior substitute for the true saffron dye. In the United States, where it ... Read more
daisy
daisy [O.E.,=day's eye], name for several common wildflowers of the family Asteraceae ( aster family). The daisy of literature, the true daisy, is Bellis perennis, called in the United States English daisy. This is a low European plant, cultivated in the United States mostly in the double form, ... Read more
artichoke
artichoke name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke ( Cynara scolymus ) is a thistlelike plant of which the globular flower heads are used in the immature state as a salad or vegetable; only the lower part of t... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "aster"

aster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster ( Callistephus chinensis ), all members of...
Composite Family (Compositaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Composites as weeds Resources The composite or aster family (Asteraceae) is one of the largest...The most species-rich genera in the aster family are Senecio (about 1, 500 species...600 species). Various members of the aster family are familiar species in natural...
fleabane
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...distributed herbs of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), especially abundant in temperate...to pink and purple, resemble daisies or asters, hence many of the common names, e...species), widespread weeds, and the beach aster, or seaside daisy ( E. glaucus ), of...
daisy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...name for several common wildflowers of the family Asteraceae ( aster family). The daisy of literature, the true daisy, is Bellis...synonym for the black-eyed Susan ; Michaelmas daisy, for an aster . The seaside daisy and daisy fleabane are species of the fleabane...
Mitosis
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...membrane. This arrangement of microtubules — called an aster because of its star-like pattern — is thought to...equipped with rigid cell walls, but neither centrioles nor asters, also grow by mitotic division. As prophase continues, a...
sepal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...green leaflike structures at the base of the flower head in the aster family are not true sepals but bracts; the sepals are modified...a circle of tiny white hairs on the ovary (the pappus; see aster ). The sepals are sometimes fused into a tube around the base...
Prairie
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Leguminosae), or flowering peas and clovers, and composites (Asteraceae), such as sunflowers, goldenrods, black-eyed susan, asters, and coneflowers. Most of the prairie has developed since the most recent Ice Age, as determined from the dating of fossilized...
white snakeroot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition white snakeroot North American woods perennial ( Eupatorium urticifolium ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), having a flat-topped cluster of small white flowers. It is of the same genus as the boneset and joe-pye weed...
joe-pye weed
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition joe-pye weed , name for a tall North American plant ( Eupatorium purpureum ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), having small, usually pinkish-purple blossoms in large terminal clusters. The name comes from that of a Native American...
gaillardia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition gaillardia , any plant of the genus Gaillardia of the Asteaceae family ( aster family), including annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with showy heads of red and/or yellow ray flowers and usually purple...

Dictionary entries related to "aster"

aster
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology aster A starlike arrangement of microtubules radiating from a centrosome . Asters become conspicuous in animal cells at the ends of the spindle when cell division starts. They are believed to help locate the...
-aster
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology -aster repr. L. - āster (whence F. -âtre ), suffix of sbs. and adjs. expressing incomplete resemblance, and...
Aster
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Aster (family Compositae ) A genus of mostly perennial herbs in which the leaves are simple and spirally arranged, the flower heads...
Easter
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...Gmc. * Austrōn- (rel. to prec.). Several OE. comps. of the comb. form Ēaster- survive: Ēasterǣfen Easter Eve, Ēasterdæg Easter Day, Ēastersunnand...
cotoneaster
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology cotoneaster genus of rosaceous trees. XVIII. f. L. cotōneum QUINCE ; see -ASTER .
star
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...stjarna , Goth stairnō ), f. IE. * ster- * stēr- , repr by L. stēlla (:- * sterlā ), Gr. astḗr ( aster- ), ástron . Hence starry ( -Y1 XIV. star-gazer XVI; see GAZE .
centriole
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing centriole ( sen -tri-ohl) n. a small particle found in the cytoplasm of cells, near the nucleus. Centrioles are involved in the formation of the spindle and aster during cell division.
pilaster
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology pilaster XVI. — F. pilastre — It. pilastro , medL. pīlastrum , f. L. pīla pillar, PILE2 ; see -ASTER .
waste
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...devastate, consume by loss, decay, etc. XIII; consume or expend uselessly XIV. — ONF. waster , var. of g(u)aster :- Rom. * wastāre , for L. vāstare . Hence wasteful causing devastation XIV; extravagant XV. waster...
pom-pom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...cluster of brightly colored strands of yarn or plastic, waved in pairs by cheerleaders. ∎  a dahlia, chrysanthemum, or aster with small tightly clustered petals: [as adj. ] miniature, pompom, and border dahlias.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

Aster Dataannounces SEAMLESS connectivity with hadoop; New Hadoop Connector Enables Ultra-Fast Transfer of Data between Hadoop and Aster Data's MPP Data Warehouse.
M2 Presswire; 10/1/2009; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-1 October 2009-Aster Data: Aster Dataannounces SEAMLESS connectivity with hadoop; New Hadoop...Connector Enables Ultra-Fast Transfer of Data between Hadoop and Aster Data's MPP Data Warehouse(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
Blooming asters provide the answer for the fall garden.(Home & Garden)(The art of gardening)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 9/12/2004; 700+ words ; ...a foot tall, these asters can add beautiful color...pansies or grasses. Aster oblongifolius, a North...height, the smooth aster is a pretty neighbor...goldenrod. The Tartarian aster is one of our non-native asters, originating in Mongolia...
ASTERS SHINE IN AUTUMN GARDENS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/27/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...from the Orient. But New England asters, or Aster novae angliae in Latin, are the...spectrum, in gardening circles asters are hot. One reason, of course...plantsmen who treated the New England aster with the keen interest due an exotic...
Asters add to the garden palette; Be careful not to take them for weeds
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 10/9/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...dessert buffet. Asters are generally big...Purples dominate the aster color palette, which...fussy. Like most asters, they will do fine...short farm stand aster last fall - two...The two species of asters most commonly sold...are the New England aster (Aster nova-angliae...
ASTERS ARE A FLASHY FINAL ACT FOR THE LATE-SUMMER GARDEN.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/14/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...stamen. Flower colors for asters have a limited range...garden. Low-growing asters are good for lining walkways...border. The species Aster novi-belgii, native...sinensis `Adagio.' Most asters require full sun, but...one notable exception - Aster divaricatus, the wood...
Asters compete for attention in garden
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 9/28/2008; 700+ words ; ...This year, my cultivated asters are outperforming themselves...newspaper - is a New England aster. My Missouri Department of...this is the tallest of the 29 aster species growing in the state...it turns out, the two other asters in my gardens - Alma Potschke...
Aster Dataopens european headquarters in uk; Full Tilt Poker is First European Customer Using Aster for Analytics and Fraud Detection.
M2 Presswire; 9/14/2009; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-14 September 2009-Aster Data: Aster Dataopens european headquarters in uk; Full Tilt Poker is First European Customer Using Aster for Analytics and Fraud Detection(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
aster data'S nCluster first database to include MASSIVELY PARALLEL online backup High-Performance Parallelized Data Backup Without Requiring Dedicated "Backup Window" While Using Inexpensive, Commodity Servers.
M2 Presswire; 9/22/2009; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-22 September 2009-Aster Data: aster data'S nCluster first database to include MASSIVELY PARALLEL...M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:22092009 San Carlos, Calif. -- Aster Data, a proven leader dedicated to providing the best data...
ASTER Chooses End-to-End Solution From NDS To Provide Next Generation Digital Cable TV In Poland.
Business Wire; 1/29/2008; 700+ words ; Polish triple play operator, ASTER, chooses a suite of technology solutions...today announced it has been selected by ASTER, a leading provider of media and communication...generation cable TV service. It will secure ASTER's digital television platform and will...
Aster Data Systems Releases nCluster 3.0: A Frontline Data Warehouse for Monetizing High Volume Business Data.
Business Wire; 10/7/2008; 700+ words ; Aster Frontline Data Warehouses Power aCerno...Industry Leadership REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Aster Data Systems, a proven innovator in high...databases today announced the release of Aster nCluster 3.0, an analytic database for...