Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Compositae"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Compositae \Com*pos"i*t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from L. compositus
made up of parts. See {Composite}.] (Bot.)
A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers
arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their
anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters,
are examples.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Compositae
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy;
dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed;
sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family
Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster
family}]
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