genus

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• (UK) enPR: jēn'əs, IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒiːnəs/, SAMPA: /"dZi:n@s/

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Noun

Singular genus

Plural genera

Classification of life

1. (countable) (technical) (biology) When scientists classify living things, a genus is one group. One genus usually includes a variety of species, and a number of genera are usually grouped together in one family.

   Sweet William belongs to the genus Dianthus.

Related words

• taxonomy