Cacalia lutea
- noun
- Specialized
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Cacalia lutea
- The garden featured a rare Cacalia lutea with its distinctive scarlet tassel-shaped blooms.
Examples
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Some botanists debate whether Cacalia lutea should remain in its current genus.
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The Cacalia lutea blooms beautifully in tropical climates.
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In tropical African regions, Cacalia lutea is often admired for its vibrant flowers.
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Have you seen a Cacalia lutea in bloom?
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In tropical African regions, Cacalia lutea is often admired for its vibrant flowers.
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The garden featured a rare Cacalia lutea with its distinctive scarlet tassel-shaped blooms.
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The Cacalia lutea thrives well in tropical climates with plenty of sunlight.
Synonyms
A tropical plant with bright red tassel-like flower clusters
A tropical African plant with bright red, tassel-shaped flowers
A small tropical African plant with bright red tassel-shaped flowers
A small tropical plant with bright red flowers that look like tassels
A tropical plant with bright red flowers shaped like tassels grown for gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cacalia + lutea
This is a Latin binomial (taxonomic) name functioning as an arbitrary label for a species rather than a compositional English phrase; knowing the parts does not yield the botanical meaning. The specific epithet is Latin (and here even noted as not found in the dictionary), and scientific names are not predictable to a B1 learner, so the meaning is opaque.
Etymology
Cacalia lutea comes from old plant naming: the first part, Cacalia, was used for plants with tassel-shaped flower heads, and the second part, lutea, is Latin for 'yellow', so the name creates a clear picture of a tassel-like, yellow flower and helps you remember the plant's look.
