Batis

noun

Ba·​tis

ˈbātə̇s

: a genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae and characterized by flowers in scaly spikes see saltwort sense 3

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, samphire, from Greek

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Rhymes for Batis

• flatus
• gratis
• lattice
• rattus
• satis
• status
• stratus
• apparatus
• superlattice
• beatus