astarte | (n) an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar, Syn. Ashtoreth |
Astart | v. t. & i. Same as Astert. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Astarte | ‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; a Phœnician goddess. ] (Zool.) A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe. [ 1913 Webster ] |