genus erigeron

1. 1.

   cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally

   SynonymsErigeron

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus erigeron

What does genus erigeron mean?

genus erigeron means "cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally".

What is another word for genus erigeron?

Close synonyms include Erigeron. 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 erigeron a common word?

genus erigeron 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.