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Noun: genus (genera)  jee-nus or je-nus
  1. A general kind of something
    "ignore the genus communism"
     
  2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

Derived forms: genera

Type of: form, kind, sort, taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group, variety

Part of: family

Encyclopedia: Genus, James

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genu valgum
genu varum
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genus Abelia
genus Abelmoschus
genus Abies
genus Abramis
genus Abrocoma
genus Abronia
genus Abudefduf
genus Abutilon
genus Acacia
genus Acalypha