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Noun: aster family  'as-tu(r) 'fa-mu-lee
  1. Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    - Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae

Type of: asterid dicot family

Part of: Campanulales, order Campanulales

Encyclopedia: Aster family

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astatic galvanometer
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aster
Aster acuminatus
Aster arenosus
Aster cordifolius
Aster divaricatus
Aster dumosus
Aster ericoides
Aster falcatus
aster family
Aster linarifolius
Aster linosyris
Aster macrophyllus
Aster novae-angliae
Aster novi-belgii
Aster ptarmicoides
Aster shortii
Aster tripolium
Aster turbinellis
Asteraceae