genus phytolacca

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   type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

   SynonymsPhytolacca

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofPhytolaccaceae

Questions about genus phytolacca

What does genus phytolacca mean?

genus phytolacca means "type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed".

What is another word for genus phytolacca?

Close synonyms include Phytolacca. 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 phytolacca a common word?

genus phytolacca 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.