genus tamus

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   a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes

   SynonymsTamus

   Broaderplant genus

   Part ofDioscoreaceae

Questions about genus tamus

What does genus tamus mean?

genus tamus means "a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes".

What is another word for genus tamus?

Close synonyms include Tamus. 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 tamus a common word?

genus tamus 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.