| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A coral of the family Astraeidae; a star coral.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to the genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb astraeanly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (astraeanly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective astraean.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ASTRAEAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1584. (references) |
| Etymology:Astraean \As*tr[ae]"an\, adjective. [Greek expression starry.]. (references) |
