aster family vs Asteraceae

aster family and Asteraceae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aster family	Yes	No	No	No
Asteraceae	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aster family and Asteraceae are synonyms defined as:

aster family and Asteraceae: plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia

Other synonyms of aster family include Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae.

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