genus castilleia

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   genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses

   SynonymsCastillejagenus CastillejaCastilleia

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofScrophulariaceae

Questions about genus castilleia

What does genus castilleia mean?

genus castilleia means "genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses".

What is another word for genus castilleia?

Close synonyms include Castilleja, genus Castilleja, Castilleia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus castilleia a common word?

genus castilleia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.