genus pieris

1. 1.

   decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines

   SynonymsPieris

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofEricaceae
2. 2.

   type genus of the Pieridae

   SynonymsPieris

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofPieridae

Questions about genus pieris

What does genus pieris mean?

genus pieris means "decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for genus pieris?

Close synonyms include Pieris, Pieris. 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 pieris a common word?

genus pieris is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.