genus allionia

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   small genus of chiefly American herbs

   SynonymsAllionia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofNyctaginaceae

Questions about genus allionia

What does genus allionia mean?

genus allionia means "small genus of chiefly American herbs".

What is another word for genus allionia?

Close synonyms include Allionia. 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 allionia a common word?

genus allionia 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.