genus arenaria

1. 1.

   sandworts

   SynonymsArenaria

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCaryophyllaceae
2. 2.

   turnstones

   SynonymsArenaria

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofCharadriidae

Questions about genus arenaria

What does genus arenaria mean?

genus arenaria means "sandworts". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for genus arenaria?

Close synonyms include Arenaria, Arenaria. 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 arenaria a common word?

genus arenaria 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.