plant genus meaning

UK /plɑːnt ˈdʒiːnəs/ US /plænt ˈdʒinəs/ 3 syllables

plant genus (noun): a genus of plants.

Definition of plant genus

  1. a genus of plants

    Type of: genus

    Kinds: Sequoiadendron, genus Campanula, Dioscorea, Tamus, Agrostis, Arrhenatherum, Avena, Hamamelis, Corylopsis, genus Fothergilla, genus Liquidambar, Parrotia

How to pronounce plant genus

plant genus is pronounced /plɑːnt ˈdʒiːnəs/ in British English and /plænt ˈdʒinəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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