genus hypochaeris

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   widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds

   SynonymsHypochaerisHypochoerisgenus Hypochoeris

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus hypochaeris

What does genus hypochaeris mean?

genus hypochaeris means "widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds".

What is another word for genus hypochaeris?

Close synonyms include Hypochaeris, Hypochoeris, genus Hypochoeris. 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 hypochaeris a common word?

genus hypochaeris 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.