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Definition of Compositae

Compositae
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.

Meaning of Compositae from wikipedia

- Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Compositae. The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower...
- families Group Family English name No. of spp. Eudicot Asteraceae or Compositae daisy 22,750 Monocot Orchidaceae orchid 21,950 Eudicot Fabaceae or Leguminosae...
- or /ˈɡɜːrbərə/ GUR-bər-ə) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J....
- Systematics of Tagetes. Pgs. 435-443 in Compositae: Systematics, Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew 1994, Vol. I, Eds. D.J.N...
- sepal or lobes. The sepals can have varied consistency and shape. In the compositae, for example, the sepals are reduced to hairs or bristles that constitute...
- except for a small number of historic but widely used names including Compositae and Gramineae. In zoological nomenclature, the family names of animals...
- Global Compositae Database. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Retrieved 2022-05-16. "Chromolepidinae Panero". Global Compositae Database. Compositae Working...
- transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA in plants: An example from the Compositae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 1 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1016/1055-7903(92)90030-K...
- is accepted by Plants of the World Online, but rejected by the Global Compositae Database in favour of Leuzea. The taxonomic history of the genus name...
- Gazania cultivars Tropicos, Gazania Gaertn. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 Gaertner, Joseph. 1791...