genus erythroxylon

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   a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae

   SynonymsErythroxylonErythroxylumgenus Erythroxylum

   Broaderplant genus

Questions about genus erythroxylon

What does genus erythroxylon mean?

genus erythroxylon means "a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae".

What is another word for genus erythroxylon?

Close synonyms include Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylum. 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 erythroxylon a common word?

genus erythroxylon 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.