genus erysimum

1. 1.

   large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America

   SynonymsErysimum

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofCruciferae

Questions about genus erysimum

What does genus erysimum mean?

genus erysimum means "large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America".

What is another word for genus erysimum?

Close synonyms include Erysimum. 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 erysimum a common word?

genus erysimum 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.