genus prunella

1. 1.

   small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers

   SynonymsPrunella

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofLabiatae
2. 2.

   type genus of the Prunellidae

   SynonymsPrunella

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofPrunellidae

Questions about genus prunella

What does genus prunella mean?

genus prunella means "small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for genus prunella?

Close synonyms include Prunella, Prunella. 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 prunella a common word?

genus prunella 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.