genus lathyrus

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   genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea

   SynonymsLathyrus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPapilionoideae

Questions about genus lathyrus

What does genus lathyrus mean?

genus lathyrus means "genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea".

What is another word for genus lathyrus?

Close synonyms include Lathyrus. 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 lathyrus a common word?

genus lathyrus 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.