China aster

American  

noun

1. an asterlike composite plant, Callistephus chinensis, cultivated in numerous varieties having white, yellow, blue, red, or purple flowers.

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China aster British  

noun

1. a Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its aster-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of China aster

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Although she grows nearly 200 other flower species, supplying designers with sweet peas, delphiniums and China asters, it is tulips, she insists, that embody our inchoate longing for novelty and surprise.

From New York Times

We may know them by their resemblance to the China asters of our gardens, though they are not so large.

From Project Gutenberg

Around their resting-place there is a brave show of all shades of brilliant colour, dahlias, cannas, China asters, roses.

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But snow-balls, 'flaunting' petunias, double hollyhocks, China asters, and tulips, they certainly are available.

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There are borders of blooming chrysanthemums and China asters, and trees with quaint foliage, and flowering creepers about the house.

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