Associations to the word «Batis»

Wiktionary

BATIS, noun. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to the wattle-eyes.
BATIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Platysteiridae   — sparrow-like birds of sub-Saharan Africa.
BATIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Bataceae   — salt-tolerant plants native to warm-temperate to tropical America and tropical Australasia; pickleweed.

Dictionary definition

BATIS, noun. Small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras