1. Verb
Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.
2. Verb
Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.
3. Verb
Belonging to the order Compositae; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
4. Noun
That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.
5. Noun
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
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