ASTERACEAE

Meaning of ASTERACEAE in English

ˌastəˈrāsēˌē

Etymology: New Latin, from Aster, type genus + -aceae

synonym of compositae

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ASTERACEAE — Сложноцветные
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COMPOSITE — I. adjective Etymology: Latin compositus, past participle of componere Date: 1563 made up of distinct parts: as, relating to or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IRONWEED — Any of about 500 species of perennial plants constituting the genus Vernonia (family Asteraceae). Small herbaceous (nonwoody) species are found …
Английский словарь Британика
COMPOSITE FAMILY — Family Compositae, one of the largest plant families (also known as Asteraceae, daisy family, and aster family), which contains more …
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ASTERACEOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective Etymology: New Latin Asteraceae + English -ous : composite b
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COMPOSITE FAMILY — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPOSITE — I. käm-ˈpä-zət, kəm-ˈ, especially Brit ˈkäm-pə-zit adjective Etymology: Latin compositus, past participle of componere Date: 1563 1. : made up …
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ZINNIA — any of about 22 species of herbs and shrubs constituting the genus Zinnia of the family Compositae (Asteraceae), and native …
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YARROW — Yarrow (Achillea taygetea) any of about 80 species of perennial herbs constituting the genus Achillea in the family Asteraceae, and …
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WORMWOOD — Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). any bitter or aromatic herb or shrub of the genus Artemisia of the family Asteraceae, distributed throughout …
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WHITE SNAKEROOT — also called White Sanicle (Eupatorium rugosum), poisonous North American herb bearing flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads. It grows …
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TICKSEED — any ornamental summer-blooming plant of the genus Coreopsis of the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 100 species of annual and …
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THISTLE — Globe thistle (Echinops) weedy species of Cirsium, Carduus, Echinops, Sonchus, and other plant genera of the family Asteraceae. The word …
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TARWEED — any sticky, hairy plant of the genus Madia of the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 18 species. They are native …
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TARRAGON — also called Estragon (species Artemisia dracunculus), bushy aromatic herb of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), the dried leaves and flowering tops …
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TANSY — (Tanacetum vulgare, or Chrysanthemum vulgare), any of about 50 species of strong-smelling, poisonous herbs of the family Asteraceae, native to …
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SUNFLOWER — plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae, native primarily to North and South America. The common sunflower is …
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SNEEZEWEED — any of about 40 species of tall herbs constituting the genus Helenium of the family Asteraceae, native to North America. …
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SALSIFY — also called Oyster Plant, or Vegetable Oyster (Tragopogon porrifolius), biennial herb of the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. …
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SAGEBRUSH — any of various shrubby species of the genus Artemisia of the composite family (Asteraceae). They are native to semiarid plains …
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SAFFLOWER — flowering annual plant, Carthamus tinctorius, of the Asteraceae (or Compositae) family; native to parts of Asia and Africa, from central …
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RAGWEED — (genus Ambrosia), any of a group of about 15 species of weedy plants of the family Asteraceae. Most species are …
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PUSSY-TOES — also spelled Pussy's-toes, any of several species of low-growing, gray-white, wooly plants of a genus (Antennaria) in the aster family …
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MARIGOLD — any plant of the genus Tagetes of the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 30 species of annual herbs native to …
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LETTUCE — (Lactuca sativa), cultivated annual salad plant, probably derived from the prickly lettuce (L. scariola) of the family Asteraceae. Four botanical …
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LEOPARD'S BANE — any plant of the genus Doronicum of the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 20 to 30 species of perennial herbs …
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LATEX — colloidal suspension, either the milky white liquid emulsion found in the cells of flowering plants such as the Para rubber …
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IRONWEED — any of about 500 species of perennial plants constituting the genus Vernonia of the family Asteraceae. Small herbaceous species are …
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INULIN — polysaccharide that is a commercial source of the sugar fructose. It occurs in many plants of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), …
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HAWKWEED — any of the weedy plants of the genus Hieracium of the family Asteraceae, containing more than 200 species native to …
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ASTERALES — order of flowering plants, containing one family, the Asteraceae, or Compositae, with more than 1,100 genera and almost 20,000 species …
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