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Meanings of Asteraceae in inglés

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семейство сложноцветных
portugués
compostas
catalán
asteraceae
español
asterácea
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The second largest family of flowering plants, after Orchidaceae, in terms of number of species.

Related terms
asterácea
Synonyms
Examples for "compositae"
Examples for "compositae"
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Mints, gilias, nemophilas, castilleias, and innumerable compositae were so crowded together that, had ninety-nine per cent.
The Mountains of California
2
The most characteristic of the newcomers at this elevation above the sea are principally sun-loving gilias, eriogonae, and compositae, and finally forest-trees.
The Mountains of California
3
They showed us a plant of the compositae order, twenty feet high (the Eupatorium laevigatum of Lamarck), the rose of Belveria,* (* Brownea racemosa.)
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
4
In the Compositae, Cnicus palustris and acaulis are said by Sir J.E.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
5
I was struck with your remark about the Compositae, etc.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
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A widespread summer weed in the aster family; it is native to North America but has become invasive worldwide.
Wicked plants
1
Among these are (or were, for some of them are now extinct) forest trees belonging to the daisy family.
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
2
The wild slender button daisy , a small creeping member of the daisy family, was also rediscovered at Molesworth Station - by Wairau ranger Jan Clayton-Greene.
Radio NZ
1
Jerusalem artichokes come from North America and are part of the sunflower family.
The Irish Times
2
They arrived, all dirty and knobbly, looking more like a sad potato than a member of the sunflower family.
The Irish Times
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The advancing summer introduces many flowers of the sunflower family, until in August the plains are one blaze of yellow and purple.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
Usage of Asteraceae in inglés
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This species belongs to the Asteraceae family and is endemic to the Mediterranean region.
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