genus coptis

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   small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers

   SynonymsCoptis

   Broadermagnoliid dicot genus

   Part ofRanunculaceae

Questions about genus coptis

What does genus coptis mean?

genus coptis means "small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers".

What is another word for genus coptis?

Close synonyms include Coptis. 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 coptis a common word?

genus coptis 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.