genus polianthes

1. 1.

   genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

   SynonymsPolianthes

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofAgavaceae

Questions about genus polianthes

What does genus polianthes mean?

genus polianthes means "genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae".

What is another word for genus polianthes?

Close synonyms include Polianthes. 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 polianthes a common word?

genus polianthes 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.