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as·ter
/ ˈastər/
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n.
1.
a plant (genus Aster) of the daisy family that has bright rayed flowers, typically purple or pink. Many species, including the
New England aster (A. novae-angliae), bloom in autumn.
2. Biol.
a star-shaped structure formed during division of the nucleus of an animal cell.
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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...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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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...
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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...
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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...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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-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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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