HyperDic: genus_ruscus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Ruscus:
NOUNplantgenus Ruscus, Ruscusa genus of European evergreen shrubs
English > genus Ruscus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae.
SynonymRuscus
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersbutcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatusshrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls)
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus ruscus, ruscus
Catalangenus ruscus, ruscus, Ruscus

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