genus chimaphila

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   small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia

   SynonymsChimaphila

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofPyrolaceae

Questions about genus chimaphila

What does genus chimaphila mean?

genus chimaphila means "small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia".

What is another word for genus chimaphila?

Close synonyms include Chimaphila. 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 chimaphila a common word?

genus chimaphila 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.