asteraceae

noun
plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: Compositae] 
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In asteraceae the top of the pedicel upon which the flowers are joined.
Burdock is any of a group of biennial thistles in the genus arctium, family asteraceae.
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