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Webster 1913 Edition


Compositae


Com-pos′i-tæ

,
Noun.
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.

Definition 2024


Compositae

Compositae

See also: compositae

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Compositae

  1. Asteraceae. A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – the composite plants.

Usage notes

  • This is an accepted alternative name for Asteraceae.

compositae

compositae

See also: Compositae

Latin

Adjective

compositae

  1. nominative feminine plural of compositus
  2. genitive feminine singular of compositus
  3. dative feminine singular of compositus
  4. vocative feminine plural of compositus