genus saintpaulia

1. 1.

   east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated

   SynonymsSaintpaulia

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofGesneriaceae

Questions about genus saintpaulia

What does genus saintpaulia mean?

genus saintpaulia means "east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated".

What is another word for genus saintpaulia?

Close synonyms include Saintpaulia. 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 saintpaulia a common word?

genus saintpaulia 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.