genus cuscuta

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   genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder

   SynonymsCuscuta

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofConvolvulaceae

Questions about genus cuscuta

What does genus cuscuta mean?

genus cuscuta means "genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder".

What is another word for genus cuscuta?

Close synonyms include Cuscuta. 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 cuscuta a common word?

genus cuscuta 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.