A category of biological classification that ranks between the species and subfamily categories. A genus contains a group of closely related species or a single species that is well removed from other species.

A group in the classification of organisms. Classification level above the species group. It consists of similar species. Similar genera (plural form of genus) are grouped into a family.

The species that a living thing has descended from

(Latin plural genera), 1550s as a term of logic, "kind or class of things" (biological sense dates from c. 1600), from Latin genus (genitive generis) "race, stock, kind; family, birth, [..]

n. A category in the classification of plants and animals between species and family; genera- pl.

Grouping of plants below family and above species that unites a group of species with distinctive characteristics in common.In the two word Latin or botanical name, the genus is the first word. Eg. Amsonia is the genus of Amsonia hubrichtii

Botanical category of closely related organisms, genus is below family but above species. germination:

A group of species of plants that have similar attributes. A genus is below a family and above a species. Plural is genera.

A level of hierarchy in plant classification. All plants are classified or identified by placing them in groups or categories to show relationships. All plants can be identified or associated with successive categories that are arranged hierarchically, as follows: Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. When people discuss plant na [..]

Common traits allowing things to be categorised

The initiation of active growth by the embryo, resulting in the rupture of seed coverings and the emergence of a new seedling plant capable of independent existence. Glycoalkaloid

A group of species of plants that are closely related. Germinate

A group of related species linked by common characteristics.

  A hierarchical level in plant naming. Genus comes below family and before species.

The first part of the two-part scientific name that is used for plants on our website. 

A group of closely related plants that is clearly differentiated from other groups.

A group of related species linked by common characteristics. Germinate

A taxonomic rank above the level of species and below family.

see binomial nomenclature

What is a genus? The genus is the first part of a plant’s botanical name used to properly describe it.

A group of plants with common characteristics that are different from those of all other such groups. A genus comprises one or more species.

A category of taxonomic classification that is narrower in scope than Family

an assemblage of species, which all agree in one or more important structural character. Glaucous:

A group of related species, each of which is distinct, and unlikely to cross with any other. In the standard classification, a group of Genera forms a Family, and a group of Families an Order.

indicates a group of species that have similar structural parts.

A category that sits below a family and above a species. It involves a group of species that contain similar characteristics.

A group of related species.

A group of related species, each of which is distinct and unlikely to cross with any other. A group of genera forms a family, and a group of families forms an order. See species.

(jean-us). A closely related group of species; the first and always capitalized word in the scientific name of a plant. The plural is genera (jen-er-a).

The second part of the two-part scientific name that is used for plants on our website e.g. Petunia. The full name being Veranda Salmon Petunia (Veranda is the series, or collection that the plant is in, and Salmon is the variety)

 Botanical category of closely related organisms, genus is below family but above species.

(plural genera): A group of plants all very similar in characteristics to each other, e.g., members of the genus sorbus (mountain ash and whitebeam) are all recognizably alike in many details. The generic name (in this case sorbus) is like a person’s surname, the specific name (see species) being akin to a first name.

one of the seven taxonomic ranks used to classify living organisms. Genus comes after Family and before Species. Read more on: Genus

a term that is used in biological taxonomy and is the name of the main subdivision of a family that contains a group of similar and related species.

kind, sort, class, category

A division of a plant family which is based on the plant’s botanical characteristics. A plant’s genus is indicated by its first botanical name. For example, cornflower belongs to the genus Centaurea. [..]

a group of species that are similar; the plural of genus is genera.

Level of scientific classification; below Family and above Species

(L: genus= birth, race, stock) a group of species that are closely related (plural genera). In taxonomic classification, the genus is the first grouping of species, sometimes divided in subgenus/subge [..]

The second-to-lowest category in taxonomic classification. The phrase "species name" generally refers to the genus and species together, as in the Latin name for humans, Homo sapiens [..]

A group of species that resemble each other because of shared inheritance. See Figure 6.3.

A recognised way of categorising closely related species of organisms. The genus is the first part of the Latin name of a species; for example, Homo Sapiens (human being) is part of the genus Homo.

The second-to-lowest category in taxonomic classification. The phrase "species

(genera). One of the categorical ranks of rank-based nomenclature; more specifically, it is the primary rank above the rank of species and below that of family. The genus rank is mandatory in [..]

group of closely related species, the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature

 (pl: genera) a category of biological classification that ranks between family and species and contains related species. The genus of a particular creature is the first word of the scientific name and should be capitalized and italicized (e.g. Steatoda grossa

group of organisms that are closely related; classification group between family and species. geocentric

in Linnaean classification, the second-lowest level used to group organisms, and consisting of one or more related species—for example, Agathis, the genus to which kauri trees belong

(n) a general kind of something(n) (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

A taxonomic division that generally refers to a group of animals which are similar in structure and descent but are not all able to breed among themselves. For example, the lion, leopard and tiger all [..]

The level of the taxonomic hierarchy above the species but below the family level

N | noble birth; kind/sort/variety; class/rank; mode/method/style/fashion/way

A taxonomic concept used to group a number of species believed to be more closely related to one another than to any others; ranked between family and species.

Group of closely related plants but distinct enough not to interbreed. Usually consists of several species. Plural - genera.

A group of similar species.

A Family of organisms is again divided into a genus. This Genus provides biology with the first name of any organism. For example, all organisms in the Family Canidae will belong to the Genus Canis and will carry the name Canis before its species or subspecies name

In the Linnaean classification the taxonomic rank between family or tribe and species, and used to define group of closely related organisms that differ in only very minor ways. In the Linnaean system of binomial nomenclature, the genus is written in italics, with a capital letter, in front of the species name, or on its own. e.g. with Tyrannosauru [..]

the taxonomic discrimination comprising the first half of the scientific name of an organism

A taxonomic category for a group of related plants or animals. The genus is the main subdivision of a family, and includes one or more species. For more information see the classification of animals.

A group of closely related species, a monophyletic category for the taxon above the species level that includes one or more species.

A grouping by kind or class. Several united species makes a genus.

Part of the classification system used to identify plants and animals. Wolves are of the genus Canis along with coyotes and domestic dogs.

an assemblage of Species agreeing in one character or a series of characters.  It is usually considered arbitrary and opinionative grouping, though some consider it a natural assemblage.

(pl. Genera): A group of related species.  The genus name is the first word in the scientific name of a species.  For example, the monarch's scientific name is Danaus plexippus.  Danaus is the name of the genus the monarch belongs to.

a taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species and generally consisting of a group of species

(more than one = genera) - The sixth group that scientists classify living things into. Each family is split into genera. Example: The Microtus Genus is in the Muridae Order.

(plural genera)   A group of closely related species. The name of the genus

and cervus

a group of plants or animals with similar characteristics. The animal kingdom, which includes insects, is taxonomically structured by kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.  Example:  The imported fire ant is classified as Animal (kingdom), Arthropoda (phylum), Insecta or Hexapoda (class), Hymenoptera (order), Formicidae (family), S [..]

An assemblage of species that are more closely related to each other than to species in any other genus. In the case of butterflies and moths, all the species within a given genus will share identical [..]

the principal subdivision of a family next above a species. A group of related species with similar characteristics and appearing to have a common ancestry. (Glossary of PM)

A genus is a group of related or similar organisms, and can be referred to as a 'family'. A genus contains one or more species. Examples of probiotic genera include Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus.

A group of closely related species.

See biological classification

A genus is a group of related or similar organisms, and can be referred to as a 'family'. A genus contains one or more species. Examples of probiotic genera include Bifidobacterium and Lacto [..]

A category including closely related species. Interbreeding between organisms within the same category can occur.

A group of related species, each of which is distinct and unlikely to cross with any other. A group of genera forms a family, and a group of families forms an order. See species.

A taxonomic grouping of similar species more similar to each other than to other species.

Taxonomic Genus.

Refers to a group of species of plants that share certain structural characteristics as determined by botanical study. The genus name, a noun, may come from mythology, literature, or other sources which refer to something the plant resembles.

A genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus c [..]

In mathematics, genus (plural genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings. The most common concept, the genus of an (orientable) surface, is the number of "holes" it has, so that a sphe [..]

In mathematics, genus (plural genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings. The most common concept, the genus of an (orientable) surface, is the number of "holes" it has, so that a sphe [..]

In mathematics, genus (plural genera) has a few different, but closely related, meanings. The most common concept, the genus of an (orientable) surface, is the number of "holes" it has, so that a sphe [..]

Genus (Greek: γένος [genos], pl. γένη [genē], Latin: genus, pl. genera "type, kind") is a term used in the Ancient Greek and Roman theory of music to describe certain classes of intonations of the two [..]

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In Linnaean taxonomy, genus is the rank between family and species. Genus may also refer to: Genus, a taxonomic rank used for the purpose of cloud classification Genus: Journal of Population Sciences [..]

In Scholastic logic a Genus is one of the Predicables. Genus is that part of a definition which is also predicable of other things different from the definiendum. A triangle is a rectilinear figure; [..]

In linguistics, a genus is a group of phylogenetically related languages inside a linguistic family, in particular a genus is a group languages which can be recognized as related languages without usi [..]