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Emilia

noun

tropical African herbs

• Syn: ↑genus Emilia

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms:

↑tassel flower, ↑Emilia coccinea, ↑Emilia javanica, ↑Emilia flammea, ↑Cacalia javanica, ↑Cacalia lutea, ↑Emilia sagitta

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\\ə̇ˈmēlyə, ēˈ-, -lēə also -mil-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably from the name Emilia

: a genus of tropical Asiatic and African herbs (family Compositae) resembling Senecio but having a simple involucre and fruits with fine acute angles and being widely naturalized in So. America — see tassel flower

Useful english dictionary. 2012.