genus clethra

1. 1.

   type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet

   SynonymsClethra

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofClethraceae

Questions about genus clethra

What does genus clethra mean?

genus clethra means "type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet".

What is another word for genus clethra?

Close synonyms include Clethra. 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 clethra a common word?

genus clethra 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.