Compositous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Belonging to the Compositae; composite. not-comparable
"I know of no case better adapted to show the importance of the laws of correlation in modifying important structures, independently of utility and, therefore, of natural selection, than that of the difference between the outer and inner flowers in some Compositous and Umbelliferous plants."
Example
More examples"I know of no case better adapted to show the importance of the laws of correlation in modifying important structures, independently of utility and, therefore, of natural selection, than that of the difference between the outer and inner flowers in some Compositous and Umbelliferous plants."
Etymology
From composite + -ous.
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