AMBROSIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ambrosiaceae mean? 

• AMBROSIACEAE (noun)
  The noun AMBROSIACEAE has 1 sense:

1. in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds

  Familiarity information: AMBROSIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMBROSIACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ambrosiaceae; family Ambrosiaceae

Hypernyms ("Ambrosiaceae" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Holonyms ("Ambrosiaceae" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)