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Aster

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Aster can refer to one of the following:

  • Aster, a genus of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae.
  • MBDA Aster surface-to-air missile
  • ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer)
  • Aster CT-80 Early Dutch eight-bit homecomputer
  • Aster (auto parts company) made engines and other auto parts in France 1900-1910
  • Aster (automobile) a British car company 1922-1930
  • In cellular biology, aster is a star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis.
  • Ginza Aster, a chinese cuisine restaurant in Japan.
  • Aster, a French comic book character published by Editions Lug.

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