‖asterion|əˈstɪərɪən|[mod.L., a.Gr.ἀστέριον starry,f.ἀστήρ star.]†a.Herb.Name of a plant of doubtful identity.b.in Phys.(Seequot.)c1000Sax.Leechd.I. 164Genim þysse wyrte berᵹean þe we asterion nemdon.
1614MarkhamCheapHusb.Table,Asterion, is an Herb growing..on walls..It hath yellow flowers like Foxgloves, and the leaves are round and blewish.
1878BartleyTopinard'sAnthrop.ii. ii. 224Asterion, point behind the mastoid process, where the parietal, occipital and temporal bones meet.