ASTER Synonyms

• reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• produce or yield flowers

• develop or come to a promising stage

• any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• any red eruption of the skin

• the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• a powdery deposit on a surface

• a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)

• any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

• part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

• the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

• the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

• an attractive combination of good health and happiness

• (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

• an actor who plays a principal role

• a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

• a performer who receives prominent billing

• a star-shaped character * used in printing

• the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

• indicating the most important performer or role

• feature as the star

• be the star in a performance

• mark with an asterisk

• a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds

• a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it

• a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

• any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

• a ray of sunlight

• herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

• a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp