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Webster 1913 Edition
Compositae
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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
Proper noun
Compositae
- 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
- nominative feminine plural of compositus
- genitive feminine singular of compositus
- dative feminine singular of compositus
- vocative feminine plural of compositus