HyperDic: genus_castilleja

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Castilleja:
NOUNplantgenus Castilleja, Castilleja, Castilleia, genus Castilleiagenus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
English > genus Castilleja: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses.
SynonymsCastilleja, Castilleia, genus Castilleia
Member ofScrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove familyA family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales
MembersIndian paintbrush, painted cupAny of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishcastilleia, castilleja, genus castilleia, genus castilleja
Catalancastilleia, castilleja, genus castilleia, genus castilleja

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