Emilia (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

Tropical African herbs

Synonyms:

Emilia; genus Emilia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Emilia" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Emilia"):

Cacalia javanica; Cacalia lutea; Emilia coccinea; Emilia flammea; Emilia javanica; tassel flower (tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia)

Emilia sagitta; tassel flower (tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers)

Holonyms ("Emilia" 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)

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