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Cacalia

Cacalia

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A tall smooth plant that grows in mountain forests
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Cacalia
  • The tall stems and smooth leaves are characteristic of Cacalia plants.

Examples

  • Botanists have reclassified some species from Cacalia to other genera such as Emilia.

  • The flowers of Cacalia are often found in mountainous forests across Europe.

  • The Cacalia plants thrive in mountainous regions.

  • Did you see the Cacalia blooming in the forest?

  • The flowers of Cacalia are often found in mountainous forests across Europe.

  • The tall stems and smooth leaves are characteristic of Cacalia plants.

  • Did you see the Cacalia blooming in the forest?

Synonyms

genus Cacalia
vsCacalia
  • Specialized
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A group of tall smooth plants that grow in mountain forests of Europe and western Asia

is the simple genus label sometimes still used to include those species

Compounds

Cacalia lutea
  • Specialized
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A tropical African annual plant with bright red tassel-shaped flowers

genus Cacalia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tall smooth plants that grow in mountain forests of Europe and western Asia

Surface Forms

Cacalia singular
Cacalias plural

Etymology

Cacalia is thought to come from an old Greek plant name kakalia, once used by herbalists for similar wild flowers. So, Cacalia is now the name for a group of tall, smooth 'herbs', and the word reminds us it is a kind of 'plant'.