Hilaria

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – curly mesquite, galeta, certain grasses of southwestern US, Mexico, and Guatemala.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Cynodonteae - tribe; Hilariinae - subtribe

• (genus): Hilaria cenchroides - type species

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɪˈlɛɹi.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə

Hilaria

1. (historical) Ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele.
2. (mythology) A legendary saint, daughter of the Roman emperor Zeno, who disguised herself as a man to become a monk and later healed her sister of an ailment.