genus picris

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   genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed

   SynonymsPicris

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus picris

What does genus picris mean?

genus picris means "genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed".

What is another word for genus picris?

Close synonyms include Picris. 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 picris a common word?

genus picris 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.