Aster Family (Noun)
Meaning
Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was filled with a variety of flowers from the aster family, including daisies, sunflowers, and marigolds.
- Lettuces and thistles are both part of the aster family, but are often grown for their edible leaves rather than their flowers.
- Ragweed, a common weed, belongs to the aster family and is known for its tiny yellow or green florets.
- Goldenrod, a perennial flower, is often mistakenly blamed for causing hay fever, when in fact it is ragweed from the same aster family that is the true culprit.
- In the garden, the bright yellow petals of the sunflowers from the aster family stood out against the blue delphiniums and red poppies.