family Compositae vs family Asteraceae

family Compositae and family Asteraceae both are nouns.

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

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

family Compositae and family 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, Asteraceae, Compositae.

family Compositae (noun)	family 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