asteraceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Asteraceae
    n 1: 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Asteraceae \Asteraceae\ n.
   1. a family of plants with heads composed of many florets,
      including the aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod;
      marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.

   Syn: {Compositae}, family {Compositae}, family {Asteraceae},
        aster family
        [WordNet 1.5]