English > composite: 4 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | Considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers. |
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| Synonym | composite plant |
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| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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| Narrower | Pyrenees daisy, Leucanthemum lacustre, Chrysanthemum lacustre | perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye ... / oxeye daisy |
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| compass plant, compass flower | Any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass |
| corn chamomile, field chamomile, corn mayweed, Anthemis arvensis | European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America |
| crownbeard, crown-beard, crown beard | Any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads |
| dusty miller, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum | shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down |
| everlasting, everlasting flower | Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color |
| mayweed, dog fennel, stinking mayweed, stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula | widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs |
| oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum maximum, Chrysanthemum maximum | Similar to oxeye daisy |
| shasta daisy, Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum | Hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies |
| tansy, golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare | Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally |
| yellow chamomile, golden marguerite, dyers' chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria | Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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| Spanish | planta compuesta |
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| Catalan | planta composta |
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| Adjectives | composite | of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae |
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