Akademik

Cacalia

noun

genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia

• Syn: ↑genus Cacalia

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Indian plantain

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\\kəˈkālyə, -lēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant, from Greek kakalia, kakkalia

1. capitalized : a genus of tall smooth herbs (family Compositae) with alternate often petioled leaves and large heads in flat corymbs — see mesadenia

2. -s : any plant of the genus Emilia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.