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CACALIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia
Synonyms:
Cacalia; genus Cacalia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cacalia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Cacalia"):
Indian plantain (any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain)
Holonyms ("Cacalia" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)