genus Castilleia

genus Castilleia
noun
genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
Member Meronyms: ↑Indian paintbrush, ↑painted cup

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  • Castilleia — noun genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses • Syn: ↑Castilleja, ↑genus Castilleja, ↑genus Castilleia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scrophulariaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Castilleja — noun genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses • Syn: ↑Castilleja, ↑Castilleia, ↑genus Castilleia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scrophulariaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Castilleia coccinea — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • asterid dicot genus — noun genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Achillea, ↑Acroclinium, ↑genus Acroclinium, ↑Ageratina, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Scrophulariaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Scrophulariaceae, ↑figwort… …   Useful english dictionary

  • figwort family — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Scrophulariaceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • foxglove family — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Scrophulariaceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scrophulariaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑family Scrophulariaceae,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Castilleja — noun genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses • Syn: ↑genus Castilleja, ↑Castilleia, ↑genus Castilleia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scrophulariaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indian paintbrush — noun 1. erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers • Syn: ↑butterfly weed, ↑orange milkweed, ↑chigger flower, ↑chiggerflower, ↑pleurisy root, ↑tuber root, ↑Asclepias tuberosa …   Useful english dictionary

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