genus sinapis

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   small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica

   SynonymsSinapis

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofCruciferae

Questions about genus sinapis

What does genus sinapis mean?

genus sinapis means "small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica".

What is another word for genus sinapis?

Close synonyms include Sinapis. 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 sinapis a common word?

genus sinapis 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.