genus silybum

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   small genus of east African herbs

   SynonymsSilybum

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus silybum

What does genus silybum mean?

genus silybum means "small genus of east African herbs".

What is another word for genus silybum?

Close synonyms include Silybum. 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 silybum a common word?

genus silybum 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.