genus phoenix

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   a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

   Synonymsphoenix

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofPalmae

Questions about genus phoenix

What does genus phoenix mean?

genus phoenix means "a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa".

What is another word for genus phoenix?

Close synonyms include phoenix. 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 phoenix a common word?

genus phoenix 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.