| 单词 | composite flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomposite flower composite flower n. [after post-classical Latin flos compositus (1700)] the superficially flower-like inflorescence characteristic of plants of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), containing numerous smaller individual flowers that are typically represented by both disc florets and ray florets. ΚΠ 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. at Compounded This Composite Flower distinguishes a large Genus of Plants, which our Accurate Botanist , Mr. Ray, divides as follows. 1840 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Flower-garden Ornamental Annuals 269/2 A composite flower, consisting of disk and ray flowers, like the Daisy. 1918 F. D. Curtis Man. Exper. Elem. Sci. (Teacher's ed.) 168 Each of the little ‘tufts’ in the center of the composite flower is itself a perfect flower. 2012 Niagara this Week (Nexis) Oct. 4 1 The Common Burdock has a composite flower as do chrysanthemums. < as lemmas |
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