composite (flower)

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• composite — [ kɒmpəzɪt] adjective 1》 made up of several parts or elements.     ↘(of a constructional material) made up of recognizable constituents. 2》 (Composite) relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic… …   English new terms dictionary

• composite — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made up of various parts or elements. 2) (Composite) relating to a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders. 3) (of a plant) having flower heads consisting of numerous florets, such… …   English terms dictionary

• 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 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

• 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

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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 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

• flower head — noun Date: 1842 a capitulum (as of a composite) having sessile flowers so arranged that the whole inflorescence looks like a single flower …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flower head — cluster of small flowers at the end of a stem (in composite plants) …   English contemporary 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