genus linum

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   a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves

   SynonymsLinum

   Broaderplant genus

   Part ofLinaceae

Questions about genus linum

What does genus linum mean?

genus linum means "a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves".

What is another word for genus linum?

Close synonyms include Linum. 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 linum a common word?

genus linum 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.