genus veratrum

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   a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae

   SynonymsVeratrum

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus veratrum

What does genus veratrum mean?

genus veratrum means "a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae".

What is another word for genus veratrum?

Close synonyms include Veratrum. 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 veratrum a common word?

genus veratrum 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.