genus oxytropis

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   large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal

   SynonymsOxytropis

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPapilionoideae

Questions about genus oxytropis

What does genus oxytropis mean?

genus oxytropis means "large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal".

What is another word for genus oxytropis?

Close synonyms include Oxytropis. 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 oxytropis a common word?

genus oxytropis 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.