genus echinops

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   genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles

   SynonymsEchinops

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus echinops

What does genus echinops mean?

genus echinops means "genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles".

What is another word for genus echinops?

Close synonyms include Echinops. 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 echinops a common word?

genus echinops 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.