genus
/ˈdʒiːnəs/
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noun
- A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."
- A group with common attributes.
- A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
- Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
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