| Asteraceae |
The family Asteraceae or, alternatively, family Compositae, known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family, is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The family name is derived from the genus Aster and refers to the star-shaped flower head of its members, typified well by the daisy. The Asteraceae is the second largest family in the Division Magnoliophyta, with some 1,100 genera and over 20,000 recognized species. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae
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| astrophobia |
The English suffix -phobia is technically used to describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder, and commonly misused to describe hatred of a particular thing or subject. Everyday language has misused the use of this suffix as a mild or irrational fear with no serious substance; however, its origin is from areas of psychiatry which study serious phobias which disable a person's life. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophobia
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| asteroid |
a small body in the solar system, ussually moving around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupitor. Asteroids are rocky and have irregular shapes. The largest could be about 1000km in diameter and as small as 1km or less.
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/2985/diction.ht...
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| asthenia |
Weakness; lack of energy and strength.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| astrocyte |
A type of cell found in the brain and spinal cord. An astrocyte is a small, star-shaped glial cell (a cell that surrounds and supports nerve cells).
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