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subgenus
CIDE DICTIONARY
subgenus, n.
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
subgenus, n. (pl. subgenera) Biol. a taxonomic category below a genus.
Derivative
subgeneric adj.
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