Aster

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Aster can refer to one of the following:

  • Aster (genus), a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae
  • Callistephus, another genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly called Aster or Chinese Aster
  • ASTER (Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer), onboard the Terra satellite
  • Aster (auto parts company), a French auto parts manufacturer between 1900 and 1910
  • Aster (automobile), a British automobile manufactured between 1922 and 1930
  • Aster CT-80, an early Dutch eight-bit home computer
  • MBDA Aster surface-to-air missile
  • Aster (cell biology), a star-shaped structure with fibers surrounding the centrosome, formed in the cytoplasm of a cell during mitosis

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