genus vanilla

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   large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus vanilla

What does genus vanilla mean?

genus vanilla means "large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds".

Is genus vanilla a common word?

genus vanilla 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.