genus photinia

1. 1.

   genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles

   SynonymsPhotinia

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofRosaceae

Questions about genus photinia

What does genus photinia mean?

genus photinia means "genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles".

What is another word for genus photinia?

Close synonyms include Photinia. 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 photinia a common word?

genus photinia 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.