plant genus

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plant genus - a genus of plants genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more specieskingdom Plantae, plant kingdom, Plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plantsgenus Sequoiadendron, Sequoiadendron - giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceaegenus Campanula - large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowersDioscorea, genus Dioscorea - yamsgenus Tamus, Tamus - a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemesAgrostis, 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 grassAvena, genus Avena - oatsgenus Hamamelis, Hamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazelCorylopsis, genus Corylopsis - small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asiagenus Fothergilla, Fothergilla - small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United Statesgenus Liquidambar, Liquidambar - sweet gumgenus Parrotia, Parrotia - one species: iron treegenus Parrotiopsis, Parrotiopsis - one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountainsgenus Laguncularia, Laguncularia - a genus of Lagunculariagenus Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia - shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowersAlpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomesAframomum, genus Aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceaegenus Paris, Paris - sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceaegenus Linum, Linum - a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leavesgenus Physostigma, Physostigma - African woody vines: calabar beansArenga, genus Arenga - a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm treesgenus Livistona, Livistona - fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysiagenus Phytelephas, phytelephas - small genus of South American feather palmsgenus Geranium - genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbillsErythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylum - a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family ErythroxylaceaeCrassula, genus Crassula - type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial partsgenus Sedum - large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leavesAeonium, genus Aeonium - a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceaegenus Ribes, Ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemispheregenus Phlox - herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexicogenus Linanthus, Linanthus - a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United StatesBorago, genus Borago - perennial herbs of the Mediterranean regionAmsinckia, genus Amsinckia - rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecksgenus Anchusa - rough and hairy Old World herbsCynoglossum, genus Cynoglossum - a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family BoraginaceaeEchium, genus Echium - a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceaegenus Hackelia, genus Lappula, Hackelia, Lappula - stickweed; beggar's licegenus Lithospermum, Lithospermum - annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australiagenus Mertensia, Mertensia - a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnelsgenus Myosotis, Myosotis - forget-me-nots; scorpion grassgenus Onosmodium, Onosmodium - a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae