| 词汇 | aster |
| 词源 | aster. This daisy takes its name from the Latin aster, “a star,” in reference to the shape of its flower. However, when aster occurs at the end of other plant names, as in Cotoneaster, it doesn’t have anything to do with this root but instead indicates inferiority. |
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