genus gomphrena

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   genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia

   SynonymsGomphrena

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofAmaranthaceae

Questions about genus gomphrena

What does genus gomphrena mean?

genus gomphrena means "genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia".

What is another word for genus gomphrena?

Close synonyms include Gomphrena. 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 gomphrena a common word?

genus gomphrena 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.