plant genus
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1. a genus of plants (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | genus, |
| definition | : | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | genus campanula, |
| definition | : | large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus tamus, tamus, |
| definition | : | a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | agrostis, genus agrostis, |
| definition | : | annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia, |
| definition | : | shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus paris, paris, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus linum, linum, |
| definition | : | a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arenga, genus arenga, |
| definition | : | a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus geranium, |
| definition | : | genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | crassula, genus crassula, |
| definition | : | type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sedum, |
| definition | : | large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aeonium, genus aeonium, |
| definition | : | a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus ribes, ribes, |
| definition | : | a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus phlox, |
| definition | : | herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus linanthus, linanthus, |
| definition | : | a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | borago, genus borago, |
| definition | : | perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus anchusa, |
| definition | : | rough and hairy Old World herbs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | echium, genus echium, |
| definition | : | a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus mertensia, mertensia, |
| definition | : | a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus onosmodium, onosmodium, |
| definition | : | a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus utricularia, utricularia, |
| definition | : | bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pinguicula, pinguicula, |
| definition | : | butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus genlisea, |
| definition | : | small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus martynia, |
| definition | : | in some classifications includes the unicorn plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus proboscidea, proboscidea, |
| definition | : | in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants (noun.plant) |
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