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Definition of genus : 1. A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
2. An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus.

Synonyms:

label, people, caste, step, stripe, stock, denomination, taxonomy, genotype, strain, grade, line, brand, rank, classification, kind, kingdom, designation, persuasion, class, mold, category, degree, breed, form, level, clan, race, series, type, order, stamp, ilk, feather, set, make, family, species, style, phylum, sort, variety, grain

Usage examples:

• As a geographical fact it is of great importance, for the rose is usually considered a northern genus, and no kind but this inhabits a damp hot tropical climate. - "Himalayan Journals V2.", J. D. Hooker.
• Species of this genus are not confined to the coffee plant alone in Ceylon, but follow the " bugs" in their attacks on other bushes. - "Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon", J. Emerson Tennent.
• By genus it is a Fedia, and bears diminutive white flowers resembling glass. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.