Genus Moneses (Noun)
Meaning
One species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Moneses uniflora, also known as one-flowered wintergreen, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Moneses.
- The genus Moneses is a small group of plants that includes the one-flowered wintergreen.
- One-flowered wintergreen is sometimes classified under the genus Pyrola, but it is also placed in the genus Moneses.
- Moneses is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains only one species, the one-flowered wintergreen.
- The one-flowered wintergreen is the sole representative of the genus Moneses in many botanical classifications.