compositae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Compositae
    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

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.
   [1913 Webster]