genus phyllodoce

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   small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs

   SynonymsPhyllodoce

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofEricaceae

Questions about genus phyllodoce

What does genus phyllodoce mean?

genus phyllodoce means "small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs".

What is another word for genus phyllodoce?

Close synonyms include Phyllodoce. 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 phyllodoce a common word?

genus phyllodoce 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.