SUBGENUS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | sub'jeenus
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| Matching Terms: | | subgenus Azalea, subgenus Azaleastrum, subgenus Calliopsis, subgenus Chen, subgenus Pastor, subgenus Poinciana
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| | Definition: | | [n] (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species |
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| | See Also: | | genus, taxon, taxonomic group | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sub*ge"nus\, n.; pl. {Subgenera}. (Biol.)
A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species
which differ from other species of the genus in some
important character or characters; as, the azaleas now
constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron.
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