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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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