单词 | cytaster |
释义 | cytaster in British English (saɪˈtæstə, ˈsaɪtæs-) noun cytology another word for aster (sense 3) Word origin C19: from cyto- + asteraster in British English (ˈæstə) noun 1. any plant of the genus Aster, having white, blue, purple, or pink daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare golden aster2. China aster 3. cytology a group of radiating microtubules that surrounds the centrosome before and during mitosis Word origin C18: from New Latin, from Latin aster star, from Greekcytaster in American English (saiˈtæstər, ˈsaitæs-) noun Biology aster Word origin [1890–95; cyt(o)- + -aster2]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, blip, cholesterol, masochism, wireless |
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