composite plant

Other forms: composite plants

Definitions of composite plant

1. noun

   considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
   synonyms: composite

   types:

   compass flower, compass plant

   any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass

   everlasting, everlasting flower

   any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

   Anthemis cotula, dog fennel, mayweed, stinking chamomile, stinking mayweed

   widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs

   Anthemis tinctoria, dyers' chamomile, golden marguerite, yellow chamomile

   Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America

   Anthemis arvensis, corn chamomile, corn mayweed, field chamomile

   European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America

   Chrysanthemum maximum, Leucanthemum maximum, oxeye daisy

   similar to oxeye daisy

   Chrysanthemum maximum maximum, Leucanthemum superbum, shasta daisy

   hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum

   Chrysanthemum lacustre, Leucanthemum lacustre, Pyrenees daisy

   perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy

   Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, dusty miller, silver lace, silver-lace

   shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

   Tanacetum vulgare, golden buttons, scented fern, tansy

   common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

   crown beard, crown-beard, crownbeard

   any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads

   Acroclinium roseum, pink paper daisy, pink-and-white everlasting

   flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying

   Anaphalis margaritacea, cottonweed, pearly everlasting

   an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts

   cudweed

   any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

   Helichrysum bracteatum, golden everlasting, strawflower, yellow paper daisy

   Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers

   strawflower

   any of various plants of the genus Helipterum

   Lactuca scariola, Lactuca serriola, horse thistle, prickly lettuce

   European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States

   Helichrysum secundiflorum, Ozothamnus secundiflorus, cascade everlasting

   shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum

   Helipterum manglesii, Rhodanthe manglesii, Swan River everlasting, rhodanthe

   Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum

   Silphium laciniatum, rosinweed

   North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

   Actinomeris alternifolia, Verbesina alternifolia, golden honey plant, golden ironweed, wingstem, yellow ironweed

   perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States

   Verbesina encelioides, Ximenesia encelioides, butter daisy, cowpen daisy, golden crown beard, golden crownbeard

   coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico

   Verbesina helianthoides, gravelweed

   perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States

   Verbesina virginica, Virginia crownbeard, frost-weed, frostweed

   tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States

   Xeranthemum annuum, immortelle

   mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere

   type of:

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms