genus phaius

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   genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus phaius

What does genus phaius mean?

genus phaius means "genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids".

Is genus phaius a common word?

genus phaius 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.