Composite numbers? Crossword Clue

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NUMBERS (noun)
1. an illegal daily lottery
2. the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
COMPOSITE (noun)
1. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
2. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
COMPOSITE (adjective)
1. consisting of separate interconnected parts
2. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

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