Hilaria

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See also: hilaria, hilaría, and hilária

Translingual

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Hilaria cenchroides

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Hilaria f

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

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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.