composite flowers

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• composite — [kəm päz′it] adj. [L compositus, pp. of componere, to put together < com , together + ponere, to place: see POSITION] 1. formed of distinct parts; compound 2. [C ] designating or of a classical Roman order of architecture, in which the scroll… …   English World dictionary

• composite — I. adjective Etymology: Latin compositus, past participle of componere Date: 1563 1. made up of distinct parts: as a. capitalized relating to or being a modification of the Corinthian order combining angular Ionic volutes with the acanthus… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny… …   Useful english dictionary

• composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny… …   Universalium

• composite plant — noun considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers • Syn: ↑composite • Derivationally related forms: ↑composite (for: ↑composite) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• composite family — compos′ite fam ily n. pln a large and varied plant family, Compositae, typified by nonwoody plants having flower heads composed of a disk containing tiny flowers, the flowers at the rim extending one petal outward to form a surrounding ray:… …   From formal English to slang

• composite — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 made up of various parts; blended. 2 (esp. of a synthetic building material) made up of recognizable constituents. 3 Archit. of the fifth classical order of architecture, consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian… …   Useful english dictionary

• Damned yellow composite — A damned or damn yellow composite (DYC) is a jocular reference to the difficulty of distinguishing many of the numerous species of composite (family Asteraceae) that have yellow flowers and can be difficult to tell apart in the field.[1][2] It is …   Wikipedia

• ray flowers —    The margin flowers on a composite head, usually sterile, that resemble single petals. (Example: the white petals of a Daisy.) …   Herbal-medical glossary

• Flower — A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with… …   Wikipedia

• Echinacea — Taxobox name = Echinacea image width = 240px image caption = Echinacea purpurea Maxima regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Heliantheae genus = Echinacea subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia