CACALIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cacalia mean? 

• CACALIA (noun)
  The noun CACALIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CACALIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CACALIA (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cacalia; genus Cacalia

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)