genus ruscus

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   a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

   SynonymsRuscus

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus ruscus

What does genus ruscus mean?

genus ruscus means "a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae".

What is another word for genus ruscus?

Close synonyms include Ruscus. 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 ruscus a common word?

genus ruscus 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.