Carduaceae

plural noun

Car·​du·​a·​ce·​ae

ˌkärjəˈwāsēˌē

in some classifications

: a family of plants comprising all the composites (as thistles and asters) that have syngenesious stamens and flower heads containing tubular flowers or both tubular and ligulate flowers but not ligulate flowers alone

carduaceous

¦⸗⸗¦wāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Carduus, type genus + -aceae

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