| Compositae | คอมโพซิเต้ [TU Subject Heading] |
| compositae | (n) plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia, Syn. aster family, Asteraceae, family Compositae, family Asteraceae |
| Compositae | ‖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 ] |