genus larrea

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   xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States

   SynonymsLarrea

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofZygophyllaceae

Questions about genus larrea

What does genus larrea mean?

genus larrea means "xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States".

What is another word for genus larrea?

Close synonyms include Larrea. 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 larrea a common word?

genus larrea 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.