adelaster

adelaster

English Noun

Definition

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.