monocot genus

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1.monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedliliopsid genusgenus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciesliliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsclass 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 Liliidaegenus Juncus, Juncus - type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushesgenus Arum - type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leavesAcorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily AcoraceaeAglaonema, genus Aglaonema - climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreengenus Alocasia - tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadixgenus Amorphophallus - genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palmgenus Anthurium - large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplantsArisaema, genus Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennialsArisarum, genus Arisarum - tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean areagenus Caladium - small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leavesgenus Calla, Calla - water arumColocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: tarogenus Cryptocoryne - water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plantsDieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplantsgenus Dracontium - small genus of tropical American cormous herbsDracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arumEpipremnum, genus Epipremnum - small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areasgenus Lysichiton, genus Lysichitum, Lysichiton, Lysichitum - skunk cabbagegenus Monstera - tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leavesgenus Nephthytis - small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbsgenus Orontium, Orontium - one species of aquatic plant: golden clubgenus Peltandra, Peltandra - small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbsgenus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leavesgenus Pistia - one species: water lettucegenus Pothos, genus Scindapsus, Scindapsus - evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazilgenus Spathiphyllum - evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesiagenus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus - one species: skunk cabbagegenus Syngonium, Syngonium - epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliagegenus Xanthosoma, Xanthosoma - tropical American tuberous perennialsgenus Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia - calla lilygenus 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 rootgenus Spirodela, Spirodela - minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 rootsgenus Wolffia, Wolffia - minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frondgenus 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 Africagenus Orchis - type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemispheregenus Aerides - epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemesAngraecum, genus Angraecum, genus Angrecum - genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque