Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Compositæ, nearly related to Senecio, with which it is sometimes united, but mostly of different habit.
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- noun genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia
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The cacalia suaveolens produces so much honey that on some days it may be smelt at a great distance from the plant.
The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Erasmus Darwin 1766
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