family Asteraceae vs Compositae

family Asteraceae and Compositae both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

family Asteraceae (noun)	Compositae (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