cytaster

American

[sahy-tas-ter, sahy-tas-] / saɪˈtæs tər, ˈsaɪ tæs- /

noun

Biology.

aster.

cytaster British

/ saɪˈtæstə, ˈsaɪtæs- /

noun

cytology another word for aster

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Etymology

Origin of cytaster

First recorded in 1890–95; cyt(o)- + -aster ²

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