genus philadelphus

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   mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPhiladelphaceae

Questions about genus philadelphus

What does genus philadelphus mean?

genus philadelphus means "mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae".

Is genus philadelphus a common word?

genus philadelphus 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.