genus encelia

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   genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush

   SynonymsEncelia

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus encelia

What does genus encelia mean?

genus encelia means "genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush".

What is another word for genus encelia?

Close synonyms include Encelia. 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 encelia a common word?

genus encelia 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.