NOUN | plant | Ruscus, genus Ruscus | a genus of European evergreen shrubs |
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Meaning | A genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae. | |
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Synonym | genus Ruscus | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Members | butcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatus | shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls) |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus ruscus, ruscus | |
Catalan | genus ruscus, ruscus, Ruscus |
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