genus avicennia

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   small genus of tropical shrubs or trees

   SynonymsAvicennia

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofVerbenaceae

Questions about genus avicennia

What does genus avicennia mean?

genus avicennia means "small genus of tropical shrubs or trees".

What is another word for genus avicennia?

Close synonyms include Avicennia. 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 avicennia a common word?

genus avicennia 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.