genus acer

1. 1.

   type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit

   SynonymsAcer

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofAceraceae

Questions about genus acer

What does genus acer mean?

genus acer means "type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit".

What is another word for genus acer?

Close synonyms include Acer. 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 acer a common word?

genus acer 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.