phlomis fruticosa

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   a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers

   SynonymsJerusalem sage

   Broadersubshrub

   Part ofgenus Phlomis

Questions about phlomis fruticosa

What does phlomis fruticosa mean?

phlomis fruticosa means "a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers".

What is another word for phlomis fruticosa?

Close synonyms include Jerusalem sage. 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 phlomis fruticosa a common word?

phlomis fruticosa 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.