adelaster
adelaster noun: a provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
Noun
adelaster (plural adelasters)
- A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
Forms of adelaster
| plural | adelasters |
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Origin of adelaster
Either from Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “not manifest”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) or from Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “not manifest”) + Latin -aster.
Words that rhyme with adelaster
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- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about adelaster
- What does adelaster mean?
- Adelaster means a provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
- What part of speech is adelaster?
- Adelaster is a noun.
- What is the plural of adelaster?
- The plural of adelaster is adelasters.
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