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EMILIA JAVANICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Emilia javanica mean?
• EMILIA JAVANICA (noun)
The noun EMILIA JAVANICA has 1 sense:
1. tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia
Familiarity information: EMILIA JAVANICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cacalia javanica; Cacalia lutea; Emilia coccinea; Emilia flammea; Emilia javanica; tassel flower
Hypernyms ("Emilia javanica" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Emilia javanica" is a member of...):
Emilia; genus Emilia (tropical African herbs)
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