family Compositae vs Asteraceae

family Compositae and Asteraceae both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

family Compositae (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