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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Subgenus

· Sub·ge·nus · IPA
01 n. A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which differ from other species of the genus in some important character or charac…
pl. Subgenera
  1. 1.
    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.(Biol.)