genus torreya

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   nutmeg-yews

   SynonymsTorreya

   Broadergymnosperm genus

   Part ofCephalotaxaceae

Questions about genus torreya

What does genus torreya mean?

genus torreya means "nutmeg-yews".

What is another word for genus torreya?

Close synonyms include Torreya. 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 torreya a common word?

genus torreya 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.