Compositae
Pronunciation : Com*pos"i*t
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., from L. compositus made up of parts. See Composite.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913