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Genus vs Dumbcane - What's the difference?

genus | dumbcane |

As nouns the difference between genus and dumbcane

is that genus is while dumbcane is a tropical plant of the genus dieffenbachia .

genus

English

Noun

(genera)
  • (biology, taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank
    • All magnolias belong to the genus ''Magnolia .
    Other species of the genus ''Bos'' are often called cattle or wild cattle.
    There are only two genera and species of seadragons .
  • *
    • Müller criticized the division of the "Jubuleae" into two families and he cited Jubula as an annectant genus .
  • A group with common attributes.
  • *1945 , (Bertrand Russell), A History of Western Philosophy , p. 655:
  • *:Recollection is one of a whole genus of effects which are more or less peculiar to the phenomena that we naturally call "mental."
  • (topology) A number measuring some aspect of the complexity of any of various manifolds or graphs
  • (semantics) Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * summum genus

    Related terms

    * general * generic * generate * generation * gender * genocide * genre * infrageneric

    See also

    * generic name * class * division * kingdom * order * phylum * species * (semantics) differentia

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    dumbcane

    English

    (wikipedia dumbcane) (Dieffenbachia)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia .
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 17, author=Jane E. Brody, title=Avoiding the Dangers Down in the Garden, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=I was stunned to realize just how many of these potentially dangerous plants were in my own home and garden, including aloe, elephant’s ear, jade, peace lily (Spathiphyllum), philodendron and dumbcane (Dieffenbacchia), as well as foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), hellebore, vinca, rhododendron and chrysanthemum. }}