genus burmannia

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   type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth

   SynonymsBurmannia

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofBurmanniaceae

Questions about genus burmannia

What does genus burmannia mean?

genus burmannia means "type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth".

What is another word for genus burmannia?

Close synonyms include Burmannia. 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 burmannia a common word?

genus burmannia 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.