aster family meaning

Noun: aster family  'astur 'famulee

1. Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
   - Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae

Type of: asterid dicot family

Part of: Campanulales, order Campanulales

Encyclopedia: Aster family

• -aster:     /-a-stər/  & ...
• aster:    Noun: aster & ...
• aromatic aster:    Noun: aromatic ast ...

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1. Two plant genera in the aster family have been named in his honor.
2. Group in the tribe Astereae of the aster family.
3. "Carphephorus " is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the aster family.
4. Anything in the aster family is easy,
5. The larvae of these beetles often feed on plants of the aster family, Asteraceae.