Definition of monocot genus Monocot genus
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| monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| liliopsid genus | ||
| genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| class liliopsida, class monocotyledonae, class monocotyledones, liliopsida, monocotyledonae, monocotyledones comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae | ||
| liliid monocot genus genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils | ||
| genus juncus, juncus type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes | ||
| genus arum type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves | ||
| acorus, genus acorus sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae | ||
| aglaonema, genus aglaonema climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen | ||
| genus alocasia tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix | ||
| genus amorphophallus genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm | ||
| genus anthurium large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants | ||
| arisaema, genus arisaema tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials | ||
| arisarum, genus arisarum tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area | ||
| genus caladium small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves | ||
| genus calla, calla water arum | ||
| colocasia, genus colocasia small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro | ||
| genus cryptocoryne water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants | ||
| dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants | ||
| genus dracontium small genus of tropical American cormous herbs | ||
| dracunculus, genus dracunculus type genus of the family Dracunculidae | ||
| epipremnum, genus epipremnum small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas | ||
| genus lysichiton, genus lysichitum, lysichiton, lysichitum skunk cabbage | ||
| genus monstera tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves | ||
| genus nephthytis small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs | ||
| genus orontium, orontium one species of aquatic plant: golden club | ||
| genus peltandra, peltandra small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs | ||
| genus philodendron any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves | ||
| genus pistia one species: water lettuce | ||
| genus pothos, genus scindapsus, scindapsus evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil | ||
| genus spathiphyllum evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia | ||
| genus symplocarpus, symplocarpus one species: skunk cabbage | ||
| genus syngonium, syngonium epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage | ||
| genus xanthosoma, xanthosoma tropical American tuberous perennials | ||
| genus zantedeschia, zantedeschia calla lily | ||
| genus lemna, lemna minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root | ||
| genus spirodela, spirodela minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots | ||
| genus wolffia, wolffia minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond | ||
| genus wolffiella, wolffiella minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa | ||
| genus orchis type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere | ||
| genus aerides epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes | ||
| angraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque | ||
| anoectochilus, genus anoectochilus genus of delicate Asiatic orchids | ||
| aplectrum, genus aplectrum a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| genus arethusa genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan | ||
| genus bletia genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers | ||
| bletilla, genus bletilla small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia | ||
| genus brassavola genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids | ||
| brassia, genus brassia genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids | ||
| genus caladenia terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia | ||
| genus calanthe large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids | ||
| calopogon, genus calopogon terrestrial orchids of North America | ||
| genus calypso one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia | ||
| catasetum, genus catasetum genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences | ||
| genus cattleya large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties | ||
| cephalanthera, genus cephalanthera small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids | ||
| cleistes, genus cleistes terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia | ||
| coeloglossum, genus coeloglossum terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid | ||
| genus coelogyne large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids | ||
| corallorhiza, genus corallorhiza genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions | ||
| coryanthes, genus coryanthes small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids | ||
| cycnoches, genus cycnoches genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids | ||
| genus cymbidium genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera | ||
| cypripedium, genus cypripedium genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum | ||
| dactylorhiza, genus dactylorhiza genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa | ||
| genus dendrobium large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia | ||
| genus disa genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus dracula, dracula fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker | ||
| dryadella, genus dryadella comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers | ||
| eburophyton, genus eburophyton a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| encyclia, genus encyclia large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum | ||
| epidendrum, genus epidendrum large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States | ||
| epipactis, genus epipactis genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers | ||
| genus glossodia, glossodia small genus of Australian orchids | ||
| genus goodyera, goodyera genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers | ||
| genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long | ||
| genus gymnadenia, gymnadenia small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia | ||
| genus gymnadeniopsis, gymnadeniopsis genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria | ||
| genus habenaria, habenaria chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis | ||
| genus hexalectris, hexalectris a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae | ||
| genus himantoglossum, himantoglossum small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region | ||
| genus laelia large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes | ||
| genus liparis genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate | ||
| genus listera, listera genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe | ||
| genus malaxis, malaxis large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan | ||
| genus masdevallia large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum | ||
| genus maxillaria large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes | ||
| genus miltonia, miltonia genus of tropical American orchids | ||
| genus odontoglossum large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera | ||
| genus oncidium large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America | ||
| genus ophrys, ophrys a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia | ||
| genus paphiopedilum, paphiopedilum horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium | ||
| genus phaius genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus phalaenopsis, phalaenopsis genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia | ||
| genus pholidota, pholidota pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata | ||
| genus phragmipedium, phragmipedium genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers | ||
| genus platanthera, platanthera herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres | ||
| genus plectorrhiza, plectorrhiza small genus of Australian orchids | ||
| genus pleione, pleione small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan | ||
| genus pleurothallis large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America | ||
| genus pogonia small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone | ||
| genus psychopsis, psychopsis epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium | ||
| genus pterostylis, pterostylis genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific | ||
| genus rhyncostylis, rhyncostylis genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia | ||
| genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia | ||
| genus scaphosepalum, scaphosepalum comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape | ||
| genus schomburgkia, schomburgkia genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers | ||
| genus selenipedium, selenipedium genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla | ||
| genus sobralia genus of tropical American orchids | ||
| genus spiranthes, spiranthes large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids | ||
| genus stanhopea genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids | ||
| genus stelis genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America | ||
| genus trichoceros, trichoceros small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America | ||
| genus vanda genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia | ||
| genus vanilla large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds | ||
| burmannia, genus burmannia type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth | ||
| aegilops, genus aegilops goat grass | ||
| agropyron, genus agropyron perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass | ||
| alopecurus, genus alopecurus annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds | ||
| andropogon, genus andropogon tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions | ||
| arundo, genus arundo any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds | ||
| bromus, genus bromus a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae | ||
| bouteloua, genus bouteloua forage grasses | ||
| buchloe, genus buchloe buffalo grass | ||
| calamagrostis, genus calamagrostis reed grass | ||
| cenchrus, genus cenchrus a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs | ||
| chloris, genus chloris tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass | ||
| cortaderia, genus cortaderia tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass | ||
| cynodon, genus cynodon creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa | ||
| dactylis, genus dactylis a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) | ||
| dactyloctenium, genus dactyloctenium a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae | ||
| digitaria, genus digitaria crab grass; finger grass | ||
| echinochloa, genus echinochloa annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions | ||
| eleusine, genus eleusine annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands | ||
| elymus, genus elymus tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) | ||
| eragrostis, genus eragrostis annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics | ||
| erianthus, genus erianthus genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs | ||
| festuca, genus festuca a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae | ||
| genus glyceria, glyceria manna grass | ||
| genus holcus, holcus a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America | ||
| genus hordeum, hordeum annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley | ||
| genus leymus, leymus genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus | ||
| genus lolium, lolium darnel; ryegrass | ||
| genus muhlenbergia, muhlenbergia a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia | ||
| genus oryza, oryza rice | ||
| genus oryzopsis, oryzopsis rice grass | ||
| genus panicum, panicum panic grass | ||
| genus paspalum a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions | ||
| genus pennisetum, pennisetum a genus of Old World grasses | ||
| genus phalaris, phalaris a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers | ||
| genus phleum, phleum grasses native to temperate regions | ||
| genus phragmites, phragmites reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions | ||
| genus poa, poa chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions | ||
| genus saccharum, saccharum tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane | ||
| genus schizachyrium, schizachyrium overlaps the genus Andropogon | ||
| genus secale, secale cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye | ||
| genus setaria, setaria annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses | ||
| genus sorghum, sorghum annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum | ||
| genus spartina, spartina grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands | ||
| genus sporobolus, sporobolus cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass) | ||
| genus stenotaphrum, stenotaphrum lawn grasses | ||
| genus triticum, triticum annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions | ||
| genus zea, zea corn | ||
| genus zizania, zizania wild rice | ||
| genus zoisia, genus zoysia, zoisia lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions | ||
| bambusa, genus bambusa tall tender clumping bamboos | ||
| arundinaria, genus arundinaria North American bamboo | ||
| dendrocalamus, genus dendrocalamus giant clump-forming bamboos | ||
| genus phyllostachys, phyllostachys medium and large bamboos | ||
| cyperus, genus cyperus type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions | ||
| carex, genus carex large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges | ||
| eriophorum, genus eriophorum cotton grass | ||
| genus scirpus, scirpus rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs | ||
| eleocharis, genus eleocharis sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths | ||
| genus pandanus type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) | ||
| genus typha, typha reed maces; cattails | ||
| genus sparganium, sparganium type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions | ||
| genus haemodorum, haemodorum type genus of family Haemodoraceae | ||
| anigozanthus, genus anigozanthus genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae | ||
| genus canna type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics | ||
| genus maranta herbs of tropical America | ||
| genus musa, musa type genus of the Musaceae: bananas | ||
| ensete, genus ensete Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas | ||
| genus strelitzia, strelitzia small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae | ||
| genus ravenala woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae | ||
| genus zingiber, zingiber tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger | ||
| curcuma, genus curcuma tropical Asiatic perennial herbs | ||
| elettaria, genus elettaria cardamom | ||
| acrocomia, genus acrocomia Central and South American feather palms | ||
| genus areca a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees | ||
| attalea, genus attalea unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America | ||
| borassus, genus borassus palmyra | ||
| genus calamus distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest | ||
| caryota, genus caryota fishtail palms | ||
| ceroxylon, genus ceroxylon wax palms | ||
| cocos, genus cocos coconut palms | ||
| copernicia, genus copernicia slow-growing tropical fan palms | ||
| genus corozo a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees | ||
| corypha, genus corypha large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia | ||
| elaeis, genus elaeis oil palms | ||
| genus euterpe, euterpe (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) | ||
| genus metroxylon, metroxylon a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die | ||
| genus nipa, genus nypa, nypa, nipa made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm | ||
| genus orbignya, orbignya palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm | ||
| genus phoenicophorium, phoenicophorium latanier palm | ||
| genus phoenix, phoenix the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation | ||
| genus raffia, genus raphia, raphia, raffia feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes | ||
| genus rhapis, rhapis genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan | ||
| genus roystonea, roystonea a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms | ||
| genus sabal, sabal American dwarf fan palms | ||
| genus serenoa, serenoa one species: saw palmetto | ||
| genus thrinax, thrinax small to medium-sized fan palms | ||
| genus xyris, xyris chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers | ||
| genus commelina type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears | ||
| genus tradescantia, tradescantia spiderworts | ||
| genus ananas, ananas a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples) | ||
| bromelia the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx | ||
| genus tillandsia, tillandsia large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses | ||
| genus mayaca, mayaca small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers | ||
| eriocaulon, genus eriocaulon type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs | ||
| genus pontederia, pontederia pickerelweed | ||
| eichhornia, genus eichhornia water hyacinth; water orchid | ||
| genus heteranthera, heteranthera mud plantains | ||
| genus naias, genus najas, naias, najas sole genus of the family Naiadaceae | ||
| alisma, genus alisma small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants | ||
| genus sagittaria, sagittaria genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers | ||
| genus hydrocharis, hydrocharis frogbit | ||
| genus hydrilla one species | ||
| genus limnobium, limnobium American frogbit | ||
| ditchmoss, elodea, genus elodea, pondweed submerged freshwater perennials | ||
| egeria, genus egeria small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants | ||
| genus vallisneria, vallisneria eelgrass; eel grass | ||
| genus potamogeton, potamogeton a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water | ||
| genus groenlandia, groenlandia a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae | ||
| genus triglochin, triglochin perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass | ||
| genus zannichellia, zannichellia horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae | ||
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