Noun: Compositae
- Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia
"The Compositae includes many common garden flowers and weeds";
- family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family
Type of: asterid dicot family
Part of: Campanulales, order Campanulales
Encyclopedia: Compositae