genus helianthus

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   genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus helianthus

What does genus helianthus mean?

genus helianthus means "genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers".

Is genus helianthus a common word?

genus helianthus 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.