genus mentzelia

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   genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs

   SynonymsMentzelia

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofLoasaceae

Questions about genus mentzelia

What does genus mentzelia mean?

genus mentzelia means "genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs".

What is another word for genus mentzelia?

Close synonyms include Mentzelia. 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 mentzelia a common word?

genus mentzelia 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.