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Asteraceae

Asteraceae

9.0
A large group of plants with flower heads made of many small flowers, like daisies and sunflowers
  • noun
  • /ˌæstəˈreɪsiˌi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Asteráceas
  • The Asteraceae family includes many popular garden flowers.

Examples

  • Sunflowers, marigolds, and dandelions are all part of the Asteraceae family.

  • Botanists study the diversity of Asteraceae around the world.

  • The Asteraceae family includes many familiar garden flowers like daisies and zinnias.

  • Daisies belong to the Asteraceae family.

  • The sunflower is a well-known plant belonging to the Asteraceae family.

  • Many beautiful flowers, such as daisies and asters, are part of the Asteraceae family.

  • In gardens, the Asteraceae family is popular for its colorful and diverse blooms.

Synonyms

Compositae
vsAsteraceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A large family of flowering plants like daisies, sunflowers, and dandelions

is the modern botanical name rather than that older scientific term
aster family
vsAsteraceae
  • Specialized
5.3

A family of plants that have flowers like daisies and sunflowers

is the formal Latin botanical name rather than the common everyday name

How Broad

Asteraceae
  • Specialized
9.0
Erigeron
  • Specialized
9.9
Erigeron acer
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

Asteraceae singular
Asteraceas plural

Morphology

Asteraceae = aster (opaque) = aster + aceae

The suffix '-aceae' is a technical botanical family ending (not productive or obvious to average learners), so the full form is not predictable from 'aster' alone.

Etymology

Asteraceae comes from the Greek word aster meaning 'star' and the Latin family ending -aceae used for groups of plants. So Asteraceae is like the 'star family' of flowering plants, which helps explain why daisies, sunflowers and dandelions in this family have flower heads that look like little stars.