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.
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