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adelaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ade-laster
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Either from Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “not manifest”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) or from Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “not manifest”) + Latin -aster.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

adelasters (plural)

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster aster alabaster remaster

Questions

What does adelaster mean?
A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
Where does adelaster come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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