Asteraceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Asteraceae
       n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy;
           dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed;
           sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family
           Compositae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster family}]