composite

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
composite /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/

▶adjective

• 1 made up of several parts or elements.

  ■ (of a constructional material) made up of recognizable constituents.

• 2 (Composite) relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.

• 3 usu. /ˈkɒmpəzʌɪt/ Botany relating to or denoting plants of the family Compositae, which have composite flower heads consisting of numerous florets and include daisies, dandelions, and chrysanthemums.

• 4 Mathematics (of an integer) being the product of two or more factors greater than unity; not prime.

▶noun

• 1 a thing made up of several parts or elements.

  ■ /ˈkɒmpəzʌɪt/ a motion for debate composed of two or more related resolutions.

• 2 usu. /ˈkɒmpəzʌɪt/ Botany a plant of the daisy family (Compositae).

▶verb (usu. as noun compositing) combine (two or more images) to make a single picture, especially electronically.

– derivatives
compositely adverb,
compositeness noun.

– origin ME: via Fr. from L. composit-, componere ‘put together’.