Carduaceae
plural noun
Car·du·a·ce·ae
\ˌkärjəˈwāsēˌē\
Definition of Carduaceae
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
adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of carduaceae
New Latin, from Carduus, type genus + -aceae
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