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-aster

noun suffix

Definition of -ASTER

:  one that is inferior or not genuine <criticaster>
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Origin of -ASTER

Middle English, from Latin, suffix denoting partial resemblance

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39 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -aster
  2. aster
  3. aster cloth
  4. aster family
  5. aster leafhopper
  6. aster purple
  7. aster yellows
  8. alpine aster
  9. beach aster
  10. blue wood aster
  11. bushy aster
  12. button aster
  13. China aster
  14. comet aster
  15. cornflower aster
  16. frostweed aster
  17. golden aster
  18. heart-leaved aster
  19. heath aster
  20. large-leaved aster
  21. New England aster
  22. New York aster
  23. prairie aster
  24. red-stalk aster
  25. sea aster
  26. silver aster
  27. slender aster
  28. sperm-aster
  29. stiff aster
  30. Stokes' aster
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