Definition of plant genus Plant genus
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| plant genus - a genus of plants | ||
| genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| kingdom plantae, plant kingdom, plantae (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants | ||
| genus sequoiadendron, sequoiadendron giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae | ||
| genus campanula large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers | ||
| dioscorea, genus dioscorea yams | ||
| genus tamus, tamus a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes | ||
| agrostis, genus agrostis annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) | ||
| arrhenatherum, genus arrhenatherum oat grass | ||
| avena, genus avena oats | ||
| genus hamamelis, hamamelis deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel | ||
| corylopsis, genus corylopsis small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia | ||
| genus fothergilla, fothergilla small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States | ||
| genus liquidambar, liquidambar sweet gum | ||
| genus parrotia, parrotia one species: iron tree | ||
| genus parrotiopsis, parrotiopsis one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains | ||
| genus laguncularia, laguncularia a genus of Laguncularia | ||
| genus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers | ||
| alpinia, genus alpinia, genus languas, genus zerumbet perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes | ||
| aframomum, genus aframomum an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae | ||
| genus paris, paris the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce | ||
| genus linum, linum a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves | ||
| genus physostigma, physostigma African woody vines: calabar beans | ||
| arenga, genus arenga a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees | ||
| genus livistona, livistona fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia | ||
| genus phytelephas, phytelephas small genus of South American feather palms | ||
| genus geranium genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills | ||
| erythroxylon, erythroxylum, genus erythroxylon, genus erythroxylum a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae | ||
| crassula, genus crassula type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts | ||
| genus sedum large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves | ||
| aeonium, genus aeonium a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae | ||
| genus ribes, ribes a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere | ||
| genus phlox herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico | ||
| genus linanthus, linanthus a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States | ||
| borago, genus borago perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region | ||
| amsinckia, genus amsinckia rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks | ||
| genus anchusa rough and hairy Old World herbs | ||
| cynoglossum, genus cynoglossum a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae | ||
| echium, genus echium a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae | ||
| genus hackelia, genus lappula, hackelia, lappula stickweed; beggar's lice | ||
| genus lithospermum, lithospermum annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia | ||
| genus mertensia, mertensia a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels | ||
| genus myosotis, myosotis forget-me-nots; scorpion grass | ||
| genus onosmodium, onosmodium a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae | ||
| genus symphytum, symphytum comfrey | ||
| genus utricularia, utricularia bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution | ||
| genus pinguicula, pinguicula butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica | ||
| genus genlisea small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps | ||
| genus martynia in some classifications includes the unicorn plants | ||
| genus sesamum, sesamum tropical African and Indian herbs | ||
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