genus xyris

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   chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers

   SynonymsXyris

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofXyridaceae

Questions about genus xyris

What does genus xyris mean?

genus xyris means "chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers".

What is another word for genus xyris?

Close synonyms include Xyris. 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 xyris a common word?

genus xyris 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.