genus lewisia

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   genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers

   SynonymsLewisia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofPortulacaceae

Questions about genus lewisia

What does genus lewisia mean?

genus lewisia means "genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers".

What is another word for genus lewisia?

Close synonyms include Lewisia. 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 lewisia a common word?

genus lewisia 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.