Definition of China aster. Meaning of China aster. Synonyms of China aster

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Definition of China aster

China aster
China Chi"na, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster. China bean. See under Bean, 1. China clay See Kaolin. China grass, Same as Ramie. China ink. See India ink. China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum). China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.

Meaning of China aster from wikipedia

- Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese 星官 xīng guān)...
- incised-leaf aster Aster lauture**** (Debeaux) Franch. – connected aster, mountain aster Aster maackii Regel – Maack's aster Aster neoelegans Grierson Aster quitensis...
- in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. Its common names include China aster and annual aster. It is native...
- varieties are accepted. Aster altaicus var. altaicus – Iran and Kazakhstan through Siberia, the Himalayas, and China to Korea Aster altaicus var. canescens...
- The Aster 15 and Aster 30 are a Franco-Italian family of all-weather, vertical launch surface-to-air missiles. The name "Aster" stands for "Aérospatiale...
- Aster tataricus, also called Tartarian aster and Tatarinow's aster, is a member of the Aster genus of flowering plants. Known as gaemichwi (개미취) in Korean...
- gentleness, kindness in China Feminine beauty Chestnut Do me justice; deceptive appearances Chicory Frugality China aster Love of variety, fidelity...
- Aster alpinus, the alpine aster or blue alpine daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the mountains of Europe (including...
- Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia. A. ageratoides is...
- An asterism is an observed pattern or group of stars in the sky. Asterisms can be any identified pattern or group of stars, and therefore are a more general...