genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae

genus Juncus, Juncus - type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes

genus Arum - type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves

Acorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae

Aglaonema, genus Aglaonema - climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

genus Alocasia - tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix

genus Amorphophallus - genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm

genus Anthurium - large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants

Arisaema, genus Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials

Arisarum, genus Arisarum - tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area

genus Caladium - small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves

genus Calla, Calla - water arum

Colocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

genus Cryptocoryne - water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants

Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants

genus Dracontium - small genus of tropical American cormous herbs

Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum

Epipremnum, genus Epipremnum - small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas

genus Lysichiton, genus Lysichitum, Lysichiton, Lysichitum - skunk cabbage

genus Monstera - tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves

genus Nephthytis - small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs

genus Orontium, Orontium - 1 species of aquatic plant: golden club

genus Peltandra, Peltandra - small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs

genus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves

genus Pistia - 1 species: water lettuce

genus Pothos, genus Scindapsus, Scindapsus - evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil

genus Spathiphyllum - evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia

genus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus - one species: skunk cabbage

genus Syngonium, Syngonium - epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage

genus Xanthosoma, Xanthosoma - tropical American tuberous perennials

genus Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia - calla lily

genus Lemna, Lemna - minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root

genus Spirodela, Spirodela - minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots

genus Wolffia, Wolffia - minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond