GENUS SINAPIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sinapis mean? 

• GENUS SINAPIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS SINAPIS has 1 sense:

1. small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica

  Familiarity information: GENUS SINAPIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SINAPIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Sinapis; Sinapis

Hypernyms ("genus Sinapis" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Holonyms ("genus Sinapis" is a member of...):

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)