genus pilosella

1. 1.

   genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium

   SynonymsPilosella

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus pilosella

What does genus pilosella mean?

genus pilosella means "genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium".

What is another word for genus pilosella?

Close synonyms include Pilosella. 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 pilosella a common word?

genus pilosella 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.