genus celastrus

1. 1.

   genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet

   SynonymsCelastrus

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofCelastraceae

Questions about genus celastrus

What does genus celastrus mean?

genus celastrus means "genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet".

What is another word for genus celastrus?

Close synonyms include Celastrus. 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 celastrus a common word?

genus celastrus 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.