NOUN: "a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

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CHRYSANTHEMUM (noun)
1. any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
2. the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
COMPOSITE (noun)
1. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
2. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
COMPOSITE (adjective)
1. consisting of separate interconnected parts
2. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

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