genus rosa

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   large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

   SynonymsRosa

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofRosaceae

Questions about genus rosa

What does genus rosa mean?

genus rosa means "large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses".

What is another word for genus rosa?

Close synonyms include Rosa. 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 rosa a common word?

genus rosa 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.