genus nyctaginia

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   a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species

   SynonymsNyctaginia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofNyctaginaceae

Questions about genus nyctaginia

What does genus nyctaginia mean?

genus nyctaginia means "a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species".

What is another word for genus nyctaginia?

Close synonyms include Nyctaginia. 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 nyctaginia a common word?

genus nyctaginia 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.