genus tofieldia

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   genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

   SynonymsTofieldia

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus tofieldia

What does genus tofieldia mean?

genus tofieldia means "genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae".

What is another word for genus tofieldia?

Close synonyms include Tofieldia. 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 tofieldia a common word?

genus tofieldia 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.