monaster

A line encircling the spindle midway between its extremities or poles is named the equator, and around this the V-shaped chromosomes arrange themselves in the form of a star, thus constituting the mother star or monaster.

I. Embryology. 1. The Animal Cell 1918

It will be seen that the greater number of copyists are monks; at the end of the manuscript they often place their signature and the name of their monaster.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

This acts as the centre or focus in a "sphere of attraction" for the granules of protoplasm in the surrounding cell-body, and assumes a star-like appearance (the cell-star, or monaster).

The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876

From the monaster) 'church tower I watched the tank battle as it surged back and forth.

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

The iniperor, as duke o« "Milan, has exerted himself in the snppresMon ol con vents; a Franciscan monaster; has f. iUen a sacrifice to his plans of reformation.

A General collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world [microform] : many of which are now first translated into English : digested on a new plan 1812