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Definition of Genus Castilleja
1. Noun. Genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family, Foxglove Family, Scrophulariaceae
Member holonyms: Indian Paintbrush, Painted Cup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Castilleja
Literary usage of Genus Castilleja
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"... who, though he established the genus Castilleja in honour of D. Castillejo,
a botanist of Cadiz, did not consider this species to belong to it. ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"... two groups in this genus. CASTILLEJA CONFUSA Greene, Pitt. 4:1. 1899.—An
examination of a large amount of material in this group (the miniata group), ..."
3. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1827)
"... he afterwards repaid the taste and inclination he inspired him with, by
dedicating to him the genus Castilleja, which the son of Linnaeus published. ..."
4. The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement by John Claudius Loudon (1827)
"... he afterwards repaid the taste and inclination he inspired him with, by
dedicating to him the genus Castilleja, which the son of Linnaeus published. ..."
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