genus gardenia

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   large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofRubiaceae

Questions about genus gardenia

What does genus gardenia mean?

genus gardenia means "large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees".

Is genus gardenia a common word?

genus gardenia 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.