genus pterostylis

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   genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific

   SynonymsPterostylis

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus pterostylis

What does genus pterostylis mean?

genus pterostylis means "genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific".

What is another word for genus pterostylis?

Close synonyms include Pterostylis. 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 pterostylis a common word?

genus pterostylis 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.