genus simarouba

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   type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark

   SynonymsSimarouba

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofSimaroubaceae

Questions about genus simarouba

What does genus simarouba mean?

genus simarouba means "type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark".

What is another word for genus simarouba?

Close synonyms include Simarouba. 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 simarouba a common word?

genus simarouba 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.