asterid

noun, adj — 2 senses

asterid

noun

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Empty gloss, No gloss (zoology)

He concludes that Echinocystis is an echinid and not a cystid; and that Palæodiscus is an echinid and not an asterid.1897, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, page 239:

asterid

adj

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Relating to the asterids.

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