genus baccharis

1. 1.

   shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control

   SynonymsBaccharis

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus baccharis

What does genus baccharis mean?

genus baccharis means "shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control".

What is another word for genus baccharis?

Close synonyms include Baccharis. 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 baccharis a common word?

genus baccharis 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.