genus penstemon

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   large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America

   SynonymsPenstemon

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofScrophulariaceae

Questions about genus penstemon

What does genus penstemon mean?

genus penstemon means "large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America".

What is another word for genus penstemon?

Close synonyms include Penstemon. 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 penstemon a common word?

genus penstemon 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.