Plant Genus (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant genus Quercus consists of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs commonly known as oaks.
- Pinus is a plant genus of approximately 115 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the pine family.
- Rosa, a plant genus of perennial flowering plants, is commonly known as rose.
- Magnolia is a plant genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.
- Vaccinium is a plant genus of about 35 species of shrubs and dwarf shrubs in the heath family.
Hyponyms
- Genus Linum
- Genus Echium
- Genus Lappula
- Genus Sesamum
- Genus Linanthus
- Genus Dioscorea
- Genus Arenga
- Genus Lagerstroemia
- Genus Mertensia
- Genus Myosotis
- Genus Languas
- Genus Alpinia
- Genus Erythroxylum
- Genus Symphytum
- Genus Utricularia
- Genus Parrotia
- Genus Erythroxylon
- Genus Avena
- Genus Physostigma
- Genus Hamamelis
- Genus Proboscidea
- Genus Lithospermum
- Genus Pinguicula
- Liquidambar
- Genus Ribes
- Genus Cynoglossum
- Genus Crassula
- Genus Amsinckia
- Genus Hackelia
- Genus Aframomum
- Fothergilla
- Genus Borago
- Genus Laguncularia
- Genus Parrotiopsis
- Genus Paris
- Genus Phytelephas
- Lappula
- Genus Arrhenatherum
- Genus Corylopsis
- Genus Livistona
- Erythroxylum
- Genus Aeonium
- Genus Sequoiadendron
- Genus Tamus
- Genus Zerumbet
- Genus Onosmodium
- Genus Agrostis