#scientific affix
- Aspalo- — A scientific combining form (prefixoid) of Greek origin (from 'aspalathos'), used in rare scientific, botanical, or mineralogical terminology to refer to aspalathus (a species of thorny Mediterranean shrub of the legume family) or to describe physical structures exhibiting a rough, thorny, or fibrous appearance.
- Astero- — A scientific combining form (prefixoid) extracted from the Greek language (from 'aster, asteros'); it means star, star-shaped, radiate, or relating to stars and celestial bodies. It is widely used in international scientific terminology (botany, zoology, astronomy, geology) to form neologisms describing radial structures or cosmic phenomena.