plant genus

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plant genus - a genus of plants       genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species 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 - sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae 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

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