genus montia

1. 1.

   small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia

   SynonymsMontia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofPortulacaceae

Questions about genus montia

What does genus montia mean?

genus montia means "small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia".

What is another word for genus montia?

Close synonyms include Montia. 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 montia a common word?

genus montia 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.