Associations to the word «Compositae»

Wiktionary

COMPOSITAE, proper noun. Asteraceae. A taxonomic family within the order Asterales   — the composite plants.

Dictionary definition

COMPOSITAE, noun. Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope