genus benzoin

1. 1.

   used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera

   SynonymsBenzoin

   Broadermagnoliid dicot genus

   Part ofLauraceae

Questions about genus benzoin

What does genus benzoin mean?

genus benzoin means "used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera".

What is another word for genus benzoin?

Close synonyms include Benzoin. 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 benzoin a common word?

genus benzoin 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.