Genus

noun

/ˈdʒiːnəs/

Word Frequency: 7.2

Definitions

1.nounA rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

2.nounA group with common attributes.

3.nounA natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.

4.nounWithin a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.

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