Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
3. (Bot.) Belonging to the order {Composit[ae]}; bearing
involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy,
thistle, and dandelion.
{Composite carriage}, a railroad car having compartments of
different classes. [Eng.]
{Composite number} (Math.), one which can be divided exactly
by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3.
Source : WordNet®
composite number
n : an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least
one positive integer other than itself and one