genus scleranthus

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   small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel

   SynonymsScleranthus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCaryophyllaceae

Questions about genus scleranthus

What does genus scleranthus mean?

genus scleranthus means "small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel".

What is another word for genus scleranthus?

Close synonyms include Scleranthus. 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 scleranthus a common word?

genus scleranthus 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.