Asteraceae

Translingual

Etymology

From Aster +‎ -aceae.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Asteraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – many composite plants.

Synonyms

Compositae - accepted alternative name; Ambrosiaceae

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order

Hyponyms

(family): Asteroideae, Corymbioideae, Cichorioideae, Gymnarrhenoideae, Pertyoideae, Carduoideae, Hecastocleidoideae, Gochnatioideae, Wunderlichioideae, Stifftioideae, Mutisiodeae, Barnadesioideae (subfamilies)
- For general see List of Asteraceae genera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

taxonomic family

Finnish: asterikasvit (fi)
French: astéracées (fr)
Japanese: 菊科 (きくか, kikuka)
Polish: astrowate (pl) pl, złożone pl (dated)

Further reading

Asteraceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asteraceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Asteraceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Asteraceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Asteraceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Asteraceae at APWeb
Asteraceae at Plants of the World Online
Asteraceae at Tropicos