How to Use genus in a Sentence

genus

noun

• The genus name Prunus is from the Latin, meaning plum or cherry.
  — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
• The genus of spiders known as Ariamnes has always been known to have a few tricks up its sleeve.
  — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
• In Page’s lab, upper-case Cannabis refers to the genus and lower-case refers to the plant.
  — Angela Chen, The Verge, 19 Apr. 2018
• Azaleas and rhododendrons are common names used for a very large genus of plants: Rhododendron.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
• Once in the genus Ligularia, this plant is now classified as Falfurgium japonicum cv.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 30 Mar. 2018
• Distemper can affect a number of animals that fall under the canine genus, such as skunks, ferrets, bears, and yes, raccoons.
  — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2018
• There are two kinds of Mexican sunflower, both of which have spectacular flowers and both in the genus Tithonia.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Peonies, flowering plants in the genus Paeonia, usually appear only for a few weeks in May and June.
  — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, 2 May 2018
• Depending on what taxonomist one follows, there are somewhere between 12 and about 30 species in the genus Helleborus.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2018
• With Voight's help, Hartwell identified the plentiful cephalopods as part of the genus Muusoctopus—and possibly even a species new to science.
  — National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2018
• And in the case of Crikey steveirwini, a rare snail from northern Queensland, even the genus name honors Irwin, in the form of his favoured colloquialism.
  — Kevin Thiele, Smithsonian, 28 Apr. 2018
• Whale sharks, the largest of the genus, can reach up to 33 feet.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
• Daikon and red radishes are from the same genus and species.
  — Yejin Choi, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022
• The name Osmia is the genus of 242 species of solitary bees.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 24 June 2023
• And there wasn’t just one species in this iconic genus.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
• The genus is best described as the family the plant is part of.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
• There are nearly 50 species of plants in the Monstera genus.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• And few are more distinct than those in the genus Leptonetela.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023
• About that Latin name: the genus name Aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
• The health effects are dependent on the genus, species and strain of the microbe.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
• Devil's claw is the name for the Harpagophytum genus (group) of plants.
  — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
• Its structure stood out from others in the genus, Fau said.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
• For the record, the dinner-only eatery was named after the genus of a species of six birds of paradise.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
• While Alaskapox belongs to the same genus as smallpox, the two appear to share few traits.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
• This creature, the first of its genus, is thought to have weighed about a ton and measured about 24 feet in length at one time.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
• All names have to have a combination of a genus name, which comes first, and a species name.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 1 July 2019
• The garden rhubarb with which those strawberry-rhubarb pies are made is one plant of the genus Rheum.
  — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2018
• Each envelope had the name of a cactus genus written on the front.
  — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 3 July 2019
• Some time ago, the taxonomic genus previously known as Aster was split in two.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
• Traits such as a receding chin, strongly projecting snout, low and sloping forehead, and very small brain size placed Lucy in the genus Australopithecus.
  — Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024