资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus {Callistephus}. Many
      varieties (called {China asters}, {German asters}, etc.)
      are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.