ἀστερίσκος
ὁ
A.
little star, Call. Iamb. 1.120, Hipparch. 3.5.22 (pl.).
2.
= ἀστερίσκιον, Eust. 424.5.
II.
asterisk, the mark <*> by which Gramm. distinguished fine passages in Mss., Id. 599.34, etc.; also used as a metrical sign, Heph. Poëm. p.74C.
III.
= ἀστὴρ Ἀττικός, blue daisy, Thphr. HP 4.12.2, Ps.-Dsc. 4.119.
IV.
capsule of the poppy, Dsc. 4.64.
V.
small wheel with projections, Hero Aut. 24.5.
VI.
a geometrical figure, Id.*Stereom. 1.77.